PEERS for Adolescents
Social Skills Group

PEERS for Adolescents is a 14-week evidence-based social skills program for adolescents in middle and high school who are interested in making and keeping friends and/or handling conflict and rejection.

Participants will learn:

• Developing and Maintaining Friendships

• Conversational skills

• Entering and exiting conversations

• Appropriate use of humor

• Handling disagreements

• Electronic communication

• Being a good sport

• Organizing get-togethers

• Handling teasing and bullying

• Changing Reputations

Group Details:

• This group is for teens with a diagnosis of Autism, aged 13-17 years old.

• This 14 week group begins Thursday, March 20th 2025, and runs until Thursday, June 19th, 2025.

• Each week the group will take place from 6-7pm and participants are taught social skills through didactic lessons and role-play demonstrations and practice these skills during group socialization activities.

• Parents attend separate sessions simultaneously and are taught how to assist adolescents in making and keeping friends (parent participation Is required).

• This group takes place in person at our Peterborough office.

• EXCITING NEWS: We know the cost of skill-building groups for children/youth with autism and their parents/guardians can be significant.  Given the clinical oversight and expertise involved, we recognize the investment required.  To support families in accessing these valuable services, we are grateful to be able to offer a one-time reduced price for this group, thanks to recent donations to our Canopy Cares Support Fund! The price of this group has been reduced by $200 per person for up to 8 participants.

• The fee for this 14 week group is $4280.00.

Interested in this group? Please fill out the form below and we will connect with you shortly!