PDT-TchSP-09 - Social Thinking, Social Issues, and Social Skills Groups for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Course Description

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This program is scheduled as a face-to-face classroom training during the Fall 2020 semester, but may be moved online due to future recommendations for distance learning due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).  Any updates will be posted on this page and all enrolled students will be notified by email of any anticipated curtailments.

This workshop will help you understand and gain knowledge in the field of social skills with the Autism Spectrum Disorders community. Educators and others who work with this population will learn why social skill group work is important, how to get a group started, how to help parents with social skills at home, and how to help children with ASD become more productive citizens.

You will leave with specific ways to support children with ASD as well as children with Asperger's, Non-Verbal Learning Disorder, and ADHD.