Children develop during the early years of their lives in several aspects that help them achieve full independence from their parents. At times, a child may experience delays in certain skills. Since children acquire these skills more quickly through interaction with their peers, priority has been given to developing the child and intensively enhancing social skills through participation in this experience alongside peers, with direct guidance from qualified specialists in this field.
Program Overview:
The program focuses on developing social communication skills among a group of children within a specific age range, based on scientific principles and strategies that enable the child to respond to questions, participate, interact with peers, and initiate expressing opinions or adding comments on a specific topic.
General Objectives:
- Listening skills.
- Solving social problems.
- Expressing personal opinions.
- Initiating conversations.
- Accepting others’ opinions.
- Asking and answering questions.
- Non-verbal communication skills: maintaining eye contact and appropriate body language.
- Remaining on topic for an appropriate period of time.
Target Group:
Children aged 6 to 10 years (boys and girls) who have a prior diagnosis such as:
- Mild language delay (Developmental Language Disorder).
- High-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Social communication difficulties (Pragmatic Social Disorder).
- Mild Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Program Schedule and Duration:
Evening sessions for 6 weeks, one day per week (Saturday), two hours per day, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
Program Provider:
Speech and Language Therapy Department.
