Social Skills and Group Sessions

• These groups are happening at khushi, both during the day for younger children and after school for school-age children with developmental disabilities.
• We are careful about finding the right mix of children and children with the same level.
• For some, that means bringing in their own natural communication partners (siblings, cousins, friends from the neighborhood or school).
• Goals are written with parents to address specific needs of group members.

They might include:

• responding to other people.
• expressing ideas to peers.
• waiting for a response from peers.
• negotiating deals.
• taking turns.
• knowing when to persist or let go of an idea.
• interpreting facial expressions and voices.
• understanding the rules of the game.
• expressing various apprppriate expression.
• understanding sharing and concept of give and take.