The Autism Project Making the Connection
The Autism Leadership Academy (ALA) is a year long leadership development and comunity outreach program for young adults living on the autism spectrum. These young adults will build leadership skills and contribute to the betterment of their community.
Camp WANNAGOAGAIN (previously Move, Think, Create, and Communicate)
A two-week summer camp program for children with an autism, Asperger Syndrome
or related communication disorder . Designed to provide a chance for real life
experiences and learning new leisure skills while meeting new friends,
our camp program offers a safe and fun environment
This pre-teen group is designed for children who can effectively communicate basic wants/needs, call attention to others, protest appropriately, and initiate simple conversations.
Participants will learn life skills in a highly structured setting. Independent skills will be the focus of this program using hands-on activities.
Young adults with ASD are on the doorstep of a new world. As they age out of traditional programs, the opportunities to connect with their peers become hard to find.
‘Coffee Talk; provides the chance to stay connected with peers and the community while exploring issues like peer relationships, work, family and life goals. The Social Thinking curriculum provides the framework for all discussions.
In our Creative Expressions group participants learn group dynamics, social rules, effective peer interactions and functional skills for group participation and conversation. Students will work together on creating specific art projects!
Our “Curtain Call” social group uses theatre as a medium to promote expressive communication, regulation of emotions, and social interactions. Co-facilitated by a teaching artist from the Trinity Repertory Company and a licensed clinician, the program incorporates individual objectives for each participant and specialized ASD strategies to help adolescents and teens learn, communicate, and build self esteem.
Game On! is a group for children and teens looking to improve their functional skills in different sporting activities. In addition to emotional regulation, communication, following game rules, and team cooperation, participants will work on coordination, core strength, balance, and endurance.
Game On! is a group for children and teens looking to improve their functional skills in different sporting activities. In addition to emotional regulation, communication, following game rules, and team cooperation, participants will work on coordination, core strength, balance, and endurance using Karate.
Game On! is a group for children and teens looking to improve their functional skills in different sporting activities. In addition to emotional regulation, communication, following game rules, and team cooperation, participants will work on coordination, core strength, balance, and endurance using karate
Our “Girls Night Out” program fosters effective interpersonal communication skills, social development and positive self esteem among girls ages 9-17 during recreational field trip activities.
Ages 6-9 Music Makers
Ages 9-12 Sing Together
Music, which activates a different part of the brain than speech, has been demonstrated to be an effective channel for addressing some of the core deficits of autism, including expressive communication and self-regulation capacity.
Designed for "emerging social thinkers," this social group is led by trained professionals to teach group dynamics, joint attention, social rules/expectations, how to engage in shared experiences, and how to foster positive peer relations.
Designed to teach children the fundamental skills of play and leisure activities, this group utilizes reciprocal play activities to promote positive peer relations. Visual supports, environmental structure, and a creative curriculum will enhance children’s level of understanding and participation.
Designed to teach children the fundamental skills of play and leisure activities, this group utilizes reciprocal play activities to promote positive peer relations. Visual supports, environmental structure, and a creative curriculum will enhance children’s level of understanding and participation.
We feel it is important to teach our students to become more efficient social thinkers BEFORE we can ask them to produce an appropriate social behavior. Adapted from Michelle Garcia Winner and Stephanie Madrigal's work, The Autism Project’s Social Thinking Academy teaches participants to become more efficient at social thinking and understand social skills.
The Club is a safe and engaging place for teens to become integral members of a group as they discuss and participate in community trips. Participants learn social communication skills required to foster friendships, and they learn appropriate social rules for effective interactions (interrupting, compromising, negotiating and listening).
The emphasis of this group is to help young teens in their understanding of relationships and the development of social judgment.
It is designed to assist young people in identifying, coping with, and appropriately expressing thoughts and feelings regarding the many confusing social concerns bombarding them in their day to day lives.