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Our Approach

Social Accessibility ™ Therapy is the keystone of our approach to helping isolated children improve the quality of their lives. The goal, of course, is for them to be less isolated.

Here's how it works.

1. Make socialization accessible
2. Reduce anxiety and confusion
3. Create authentic connections
4. Expand and generalize socialization skills

We get to know the child, and prepare them for one of our socialization groups. These groups of two to five compatible children provide a non-threatening environment where everyone feels comfortable.

At the outset, expectations are made clear to the children. This is done not out of a rigid sense of strictness, but rather to make the environment predictable and stress-free. The children know what to expect when they enter the room, where to sit during group activities, even how to leave the room when the session is over.

Within this structure we are quite flexible, always looking for "teachable moments" - opportunities for socialization that pop up naturally during the activities.

We have found that with enough repetition from week to week, the group becomes a comfort zone for the children, and eventually reaches a tipping point when an almost magical sense of connection occurs. It's at this point that new tasks can be introduced, slowly and deliberately, to teach children the socialization skills they need.

 

Friendship Network For Children

Spring Group Registration has begun!

Spring Groups begin the week of March 22, 2010.
Registration for Spring groups closes on March 5, 2010.

The following flyers list group dates and costs. Please contact us for additional information or to begin the intake process.

Click here for Spring 2010 flyer

Winter 2009/2010 Flyer

Please call Nancy Swanberg at 508.393.0030 for more information.

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