Who is it for?

Mission:
The Friendship Network for Children's mission is to decrease the isolation of children with Autism by providing therapeutic socialization activities; and trainings to parents and professionals thus increasing interactions with friends, family and the community.

We serve children who have difficulty communicating and connecting with others. Often these children have been diagnosed with one or more of the following:

• Asperger's Syndrome
• Autism
• Language processing disorder
• Nonverbal learning disability
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
• Social learning disability

Your child is, of course, an individual and not a diagnostic label. So what do these individuals have in common? These are some of the challenges that the Friendship Network for Children can help with:

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