Can you imagine your child
- Taking turns without tantrums?
- Joining in a game?
- Having a quiet conversation with a friend?
Making friends isn’t always child’s play. If your child with autism or another behavioral disability struggles with following rules, taking turns, or just building friendships, PlayDate can help.
What is PlayDate?
PlayDate is a social skills group designed to help children who struggle with social interaction because of autism or another behavioral disability.
At PlayDate, our goal is to help every child acquire the skills to work and play with others, build friendships, and have fun. We teach:
- Peer Play
- Pretend/Dramatic Play
- Conversation Skills
- Social Referencing Skills
- Coping Skills
- Basics of Various Sports
To your child, PlayDate feels like play time. Our students play games, sing songs, enjoy outings to the zoo, the park, or the movies — in short, they share the experiences that build friendships. At the same time, our trained staff is using proven techniques to ease your child into more comfortable social interactions. As with anything else, children learn social skills by being given ample opportunity to practice them, both with others who have similar disabilities and with typically developing same-age peers.
PlayDate groups are created to meet the needs of every child, including yours. Our students have a range of diagnoses or no diagnosis at all. The only criteria for inclusion is your child’s potential to benefit from the PlayDate experience.