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Akron Rotary Camp SibShop

Event Type(s):

Discussion Group, Lecture / Workshop

 

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Autism Hangout- Website for Autism Information including Podcast, Videos, and Resources.

The Social Times magazine (Autism Asperger Publishing Company) - The
Social Times is a new innovative magazine edited by Kari Dunn Buron
that offers powerful tools to foster and enhance social skills and social understanding.

 

Puzzle Cafe- A new autism family support group.  Next meeting, March
27th from 9:00-10:30 am  at the Heights Parent Center, a clean family
friendly location, in Cleveland Heights, OH. Please RSVP if you will be bringing children.  For more information call 330-689-8356 or email jemcphee@sbcglobal.net.

 The  Advanced FIT Program for Teens still has a few openings for fall semester.  Advanced FIT is a social skills program that uses skills-based sports activities as the context for interactions.  It is 
designed for children with Asperger Syndrome, High Functioning Autism and ADHD.  Typical peers also participate in this fun, active program.
 
For more information, please contact Hilary Anderson at Western Reserve Speech and Language Partners at (216) 292-7370 or go to http://wrslp.com/

 

RESPITE for children with Autism: http://christophershouse.com/

1193 Coral Drive

Bridges Social Club, Cleveland, For more information contact Trudy Stearns at friendz222@aol.com

Cleveland Eastside social group for teens with Aspergers. This is an informal group run by parents. If you would like to get an e-mail with the upcoming activities please send your information to SheApple@aol.com.

Insight Wellness and Learning Center, Cleveland, Social Skills Group for those who struggle to relate to others in a personal way, Insight offers an opportunity for individuals of all ages to learn social skills within a friendly supportive environment. A series of small group sessions addresses the needs of individuals so they can make & sustain a conversation, express themselves clearly and develop problems solving and conflict resolution skills. Coordinated by Michelle Martin, ED.S. For more information call 216-765-4470

Think Computer Foundation, Judi Greenspan 216-932-1989 or email jgreenspan@keenepromotions.com

KidsLink Gaming Club, Saturday, 10:30- Noon, Twinsburg, OH. The Gaming Club is designed for kids age 8 and up with Asperger Disorder or High Functioning Autism. Come join us to play a variety
of card and board games while making new friends with similar interests.

OT Group: Movement and Function
Call for details 330-963-8600

Social Skills and Communication Group
Designed for children with moderate to high functioning autism
call 330-963-8600 for more details

Kidslink Friday Night Fun for kids 12 years old and up! There are many other dates and opportunities! Please call 330-963-8600 for more information or go to www.kidslinkohio.com. 

Western reserve speech + language partners TM, Beachwood, OH
For more information call 216-292-7370
Social Skills Programs PEERSS (The Program for Establishing and Enhancing Relationships through Social Skills TM) & The FIT Program (Friendship in Teams) WRSLP offers social skills therapy year-round to children and adolescents with high-functioning autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD (both types), anxiety disorders, and other conditions that affect social communication in one-on-one, small-group, and large-group settings.   

Program for Establishing and Enhancing Relationships through Social Skills (PEERSS) is our beginning social skills program and is designed to help students of all ages learn to talk to and make friends with peers.

The Friendship in Teams (FIT) Program is a sports program that combines social skills therapy and skills-driven adaptive physical education (PE).  Peer models attend FIT sessions. 
Offerings by Age

Ages 4 to 7 years:  Children attend weekly PEERSS therapy sessions. They also attend three consecutive FIT Jr. therapy sessions four times each year.  FIT Jr. focuses on social skills that young children use on the playground and at recess.  Each session is one-hour in length.   

Ages 8 to 11 years:   Children receive weekly therapy on four-week cycles:  two PEERSS sessions that involve structured social skills lessons followed by two Elementary FIT sessions in which the children apply those skills in FIT activities. This model provides students continued intensive social skills training with the benefit of practice in PE and playground environments that closely match what they experience in school. Each session is one hour in length. 

Ages 12 to 18 years: Students receive weekly therapy on seven-week cycles: six Advanced FIT therapy sessions followed by an optional session in which we provide students with social skills training involving age-appropriate technology and similarly engaging recreation activities.  

Advanced FIT is designed for students who have acquired proficiency in the social skills taught in PEERSS therapy sessions and in Elementary FIT.  Advanced FIT offers direct social communication therapy with an emphasis on application of skills in the context of PE and sports activities with peers. Each session is one hour in length.