Summer Socialization Groups Begin the Week of July 8th.
Call 508.393.0030 to begin the intake process.
Summer Group flyer
Summer Enrollment Deadline: Friday June 21st.

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Award Winning Organization!

The Friendship Network for Children is an award winning mental health organization helping children/teens on the autism
spectrum or with social learning concerns. Your child is, of course, an individual and not a diagnostic label.

These are some of the challenges that the Friendship Network for Children can help with:

  • Anxiety and confusion
  • Over-sensitivity
  • Problems with communication
  • Difficulty making friends
  • Behaviors that are not easily understood
  • Strong emotions that are difficult for the child - and others - to identify

Our Services

Social Accessibility Therapy Groups

These groups are the heart of our approach to helping isolated children. In them, children learn to interact with each other and experience the joys of friendship--in some cases for the very first time. Spring Groups Flyer  Read more about our groups here

Individual counseling and social coaching
In order to get a child ready for a socialization group or address a specific social-emotional need such as bullying, school-related anxiety, problem solving, coping strategies, and depression. 

Workshops for children/teens with autism

Workshops include: Dating Dos and Don'ts, How to Handle Bullies, Changing Bodies, and more.

Student-to-Student Autism Connection Program  
High school and college students with and without autism come together to increase autism awareness and decrease bullying. The group presents dynamic workshops to students, teachers, parents, and civic organizations.

Consultations for parents and families
Clinicians help parents and families understand the Friendship Formulaand help them apply it so their children feel safe and understood.

Articles by Nancy Swanberg, MS, LMHC

Click here to read an article written by Nancy Swanberg, MS, LMHC, Executive Director in The Asperger's Association of New England Journal.

The Friendship Formulaexplains our unique point of view! Article written by Nancy Swanberg, MS, LMHC.

"Autism acceptance is the art of seeing what is invisible to others."





"Get to know your child's world."

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