Social Skills Group
Develop the skills needed for interacting with others successfully
What is social skills?
Children with autism often face difficulties in social communication and forming meaningful relationships with people.
Some children with autism have little interest in peers and prefer to play by themselves.
Whereas others want to earnestly make friends, but do not know how to do so in a socially appropriate way.
Parents desire their child to connect with another peer, to enjoy playing with another child – someone he can call a friend.
The purpose of our social skills group to develop the skills needed for interacting with their friends successfully.
They will learn how to
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play and communicate effectively with their friends,
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learn the intricate social rules necessary for making and sustaining friendships.
What we teach in social skills group
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We will teach the following 4 aspects through different activities in a progressive manner.
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Skill targets will be individualised according to your child’s ability and taught progressively.
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Social Awareness
Understanding people and social cues:
- recognizing and regulating emotions
- being aware of personal space and social distance
- perspective taking of others' thoughts and feelings
- understanding one's actions and reputation
Social Relatedness
Building connection and interest in others:
- showing joint attention
- sharing enjoyment
- looking forward to meeting peers
- developing relationships with peers
Social Interaction
Engaging with others in active exchanges:
- taking turns
- playing cooperatively
- initiating and responding to peers
- participating in group activities
- spectrum of appropriateness
Social Communication
Using verbal and non-verbal communication appropriately in social settings:
- understanding conversational rules
- maintaining conversations
- expressing one's thoughts and opinions politely
- managing conflicts and disagreement
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Program Details
Day and Times
Friday
3.30 - 5.30pm
Age
7 to 12 year old
13 to 18 year old
General Class Schedule
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Learn a new emotion
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Topic of the month
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Role play
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Snack time
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Game/ activity
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Journaling
It's all about social skills.
Social skills may not come naturally to children with autism, but can be taught to them systematically. Through a series of games and activities, we will guide and practice social skills in a structured teaching environment, then generalise to a less structured one.
In our Social Skills class, you can expect
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lots of fun!
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guided social interactions to practice specific social skill
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individualised targets and goals
Monthly Fee
$640
What our clients say about us
Cherry Ying
Thank you Our Special Story. I saw great improvement in my son in term of his speech ability and behavioral change after attending few home sessions. The therapist who attend to my son is very friendly yet effective in guiding my son along.
Magdalene Tan
Highly recommended!
In fact, I have referred our special story to a few friends and they are loving the care and guidance provided by their teachers. My boy progressed steadily under their tutorage. I am amazed they are able to keep him engaged and learning during every 2 hour session. The tasks and lessons taught are very useful in managing every day behaviour at home, in school and in public.
Brandon Koh
The team at Our Special Story is truly passionate. They treated my son like theirs ! The place is so special, just the right size for my child to grow and learn. The class wasn't too big, and my boy picked up much functioning skills from the team. Thank you once again for being part of our story, and highly recommended.
Our Promise
If the child can't learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn.
Naturalistic, nurturing and progressive ABA
