ICT offers developmentally based, therapeutic services that meet individual skill levels and address the unique social challenges faced by children with autism spectrum disorder. We have a few different levels of social groups:
Pilot 1:
The initial program, maintains a 1:1 adult to child ratio to allow for maximum facilitation to develop:
- Staying with the group
- Transitioning between activities
- Following group instructions
- Participating in group activities
- Verbal and non-verbal language skills with peers in a group setting
- Joint attention
- Peer interaction
Pilot 2:
Once these early learning skills have been mastered groups begin to delve into the world of socialization:
- Joining another child’s play
- Participating in social games
- Utilizing verbal and non-verbal language skills
- Joint attention with peers
- Sharing group responsibilities with moderate adult facilitation
Astro:
When the child has mastered the above social skills, the objective of the next level is to achieve a less adult facilitated peer engagement. At this time adult ratio may vary to increase child directed social involvement. Skills targeted will include:
- Child to child social interactions
- Use and understanding of nonverbal gestures and cues, participating in social games
- Sophisticated play schemes and shared emotional experience
- Taking full responsibility for initiating a play idea start to finish sharing group responsibilities with moderate adult facilitation
- Approaching a peer
- Responding and interacting to shared ideas
- Developing a play scheme and carrying it out to fruition with limited adult facilitation
If you are interested in our Social Skills groups services please contact us.
