social skills groups?
DS2 was recently diagnosed with high functioning ASD (Asperger's) + ADHD hyperactive type. He's also extremely bright, with a full-scale IQ of 135. He's a great kid, but he has a lot of social issues: inability to read social cues, lack of empathy, rigid need to follow & enforce rules, etc. He has one friend, and they have playdates every week or so. He also does Cub Scouts. We've tried a couple of sports (track, lacrosse) but they have not gone well at all.
At his developmental pediatrician's suggestion, I'm looking into enrolling him in a social skills group. I'll need to pay out-of-pocket, and I'm happy to do that if it will help. (I've paid out-of-pocket for O/T and therapy for more than a year now.)
I'd love to hear about people's experience with social skills groups. Did a group help your child? Is there anything specific I I should look for in a group? Thanks!
Tara
living a crazy life with 3 boys
I am thinking now
of grief, and of getting past it;
I feel my boots
trying to leave the ground,
I feel my heart
pumping hard. I want
to think again of dangerous and noble things.
I want to be light and frolicsome.
I want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing,
as though I had wings.
~Mary Oliver