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The Typical Teens social groups have been offered through Children at Risk (Ottawa, ON, Canada) since the fall of 2003. The groups focus on experiential learning of social skills in a fun and sociable teen environment. The strength of the TT model is the inclusion of trained peer mentors, supported by arms-length facilitation from the adult group leaders, creating an authentic "real world" teen social situation that includes full support for the learning of new skills and the generalization and consolidation of previously acquired social knowledge. |
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© Sheila Bell |
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Social Skills Groups for Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome and related diagnoses developed in collaboration with Children at Risk |
original groups run by Sheila Bell, facilitator and Nancy Good, co-facilitator |
click on above link to go to A&tAoC main website |
AS teen ... "You begin to think that you are not alone in the world with autism. There are other people out there who have this invisible disability." |
AS teen ... "… from participating in this group, I have learned to talk a little more with the people around me …" |
AS teen ... "It was fun to go regular places with regular people and do fun things." |
AS teen ... "Well, being with other people isn't as bad, isn't as boring, and isn't as a waste of time as it may seem … it's still pretty interesting in a different way … and it was enjoyable. I would recommend these groups because it would help develop other people's social skills and their understanding that company is a good thing and that being with others is quite worthwhile." |