Our center offers weekly Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in social pragmatics for children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and other diagnoses resulting in communication deficits. Many of the children with these diagnoses have social and behavioral deficits, resulting in difficulties making and maintaining friendships. Our center addresses these concerns by providing a specialized therapeutic approach to learn appropriate social language skills in a structured yet interactive setting. Community Based Outings (CBO) occur on a regular basis to facilitate generalization of learned skills in the natural environment.

Programming Schedule

• Monday:
  • DRAMA KINGS AND QUEENS
• Tuesday:
  • ADULT and ADOLESCENT ATEAM LEVEL ONE
  • ONLINE ADULT ATEAM LEVEL ONE
  • JOB SOCIAL SKILLS
• Wednesday:
  • PRE-SOCIAL SKILLS
  • ATEAM LAWNDALE WILEY CENTER
  • ONLINE TEEN ATEAM
• Thursday:
  • ELEMENTARY ATEAM
• Friday:
  • TEEN AND ADULT ATEAM LEVEL TWO

Programming Highlights

• Led and Facilitated by Speech- Language Pathologists
• Participants matched by age, ability, and level of maturity
• Weekly 2-hour classes offered online and in-person
• Funded by Regional Centers, Serenity Health, and LA CARE

Programming Details

• Classes offered across the life-span and across ability levels
• Manualized Evidence Based Approach
• Emphasis on:
  • Building meaningful relationships
  • Conversational skills
  • Mindfulness, movement, and meditation
  • Weekly Parent Debriefings