Type of service: Outreach - education, Social groups, Social skills

The Social Skills Agency social skills learning programmes for children and young people who struggle with social communication, specialising in supporting children and teenagers with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA). They have a specific group for teenage girls with Asperger syndrome. .

Social skills learnt in the groups may include: turn taking, sharing, negotiation and compromising, understanding multiple perspectives and friendships. Through drama clubs, music groups, film clubs, comics and much more, children and teenagers practice social learning and consolidate their social skills in a safe and positive environment.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Child , Young person

Gender: All genders

Specialisms: Has autism-specific elements

Other specialisms: Learning disability