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We are now accepting Intake Registrations for children with ASD ages 9-13 for Sept 2025 and Jan 2026 groups!
This evidence-based skills group helps youth learn social skills needed to make and keep friendships!
Please feel free to click here to read more about PEERS® developed by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson from UCLA: https://www.semel.ucla.edu/peers
Group Dates: Sept 6, 2025-Dec 20, 2025 (16 weeks) & Jan 17-May 16, 2026 (16 weeks with Spring Break)
Day/Time: Saturdays 9am-10:15am
Program cost: $1890 for 16 weeks (Families can use their autism funding).
Interested families: Please email [email protected] to meet with our certified PEERS® social skills trainers/group facilitators.
Spots are limited!
We are three BIPOC-identified therapists/behavioural consultants experienced in serving youth with autism with mental health symptoms, we saw a service gap and we wanted to address it!
This program is a fee-for-service (private pay) program so we’re looking to help families utilize their AFU towards evidence-based treatment.
The youth are hand-selected and screened for social readiness and likelihood that they will benefit from the group program before they are enrolled. We want to make sure they’re a good fit for the group so that they will have the greatest benefit.
We are booking for 1:1 screening interviews as of June 1st, 2025.
Please email us at [email protected] asap to book an Intake screening for your child.
As a part of the program, the youth WILL be required to have a 1:1 behavioural interventionist or supportive adult to act as a social coach to complete practical PEERS homework each week!
We’ve seen this program do wonders and we are so excited to partner up with local community service providers who support children in life skills training fostering socio-emotional well-being during their developmental years.
