Goals

The Center’s goals include but are not limited to:

• An understanding of the individual’s diagnosis
• The importance of developing self-advocacy strategies from a structured learning approach to compensate for pragmatic language processing deficits
• Social skills training/cognitive processing based step-by-step approach to successful social communication
• Self-esteem based approach
• Overview of those skill sets which are the foundation skills or “Essential Skills” for social success
• Individualized and group treatment techniques
• Consistent/familiar session format
• Weekly communication with parents
• Learning and community oriented accommodations/goals/objectives based on individual need
• Diagnostic considerations for social skill building
• Case specific: discussion, IEP planning, program planning
• A multi-faceted approach to skill building (speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, dance/movement, exercise and nutrition training)