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The Social Skills Program, under the direction of Marjorie Solomon, PhD, is a group training program for children and adults with ASD and other social communication disorders who have difficulty making friends, having successful interactions in school and the community, including employment. Groups are organized by age and typically have an average of 8-15 people each. The groups are led by a licensed psychologist and several adult co-leaders. Parent participation is also required (adult participants may bring a friend or caregiver instead of a parent); the parent group meets at the same time as the childrens group and is led by a social worker and a psychologist. Covered topics include non-verbal behavior cues, emotion recognition, stress management, conversation rules, social problem recognition and problem solving, making good choices, and friendship and leadership skills.
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