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For students with high functioning Autism; Asperger's Syndrome and other learning challenges often the hardest part of being a kid is making and keeping friends. For families; a child's inability to manage social situations can make family gatherings; vacations or even a simple trip to the grocery store a challenge. Parents are often frustrated they cannot help their child navigate the world of friendship successfully. The good news is that social skills can be taught. By utilizing a sequential skills based approach students with high functioning Autism; Asperger's Syndrome and other learning challenges can master the skills needed to keep and maintain friendships. these skills are critical; not just for friendships but for collaborative learning the classrooms and eventually in the world of work.This program is designed to assist children with developing the skills they need to be successful through a coaching approach. Just like learning a sport; social skills coaching allows students to practice the smaller skills needed to be successful as they each become linked into the more complex "social game". The facilitators provide a gentle; caring; safe environment where each child can improve his/her skills.

For students with high functioning Autism; Asperger's Syndrome and other learning challenges often the hardest part of being a kid is making and keeping friends. For families; a child's inability to manage social situations can make family gatherings; vacations or even a simple trip to the grocery store a challenge. Parents are often frustrated they cannot help their child navigate the world of friendship successfully.The good news is that social skills can be taught. By utilizing a sequential skills based approach students with high functioning Autism; Asperger's Syndrome and other learning challenges can master the skills needed to keep and maintain friendships. these skills are critical; not just for friendships but for collaborative learning the classrooms and eventually in the world of work.This program is designed to assist children with developing the skills they need to be successful through a coaching approach. Just like learning a sport; social skills coaching allows students to practice the smaller skills needed to be successful as they each become linked into the more complex "social game". The facilitators provide a gentle; caring; safe environment where each child can improve his/her skills.

Easter Seals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities, military, veterans and their families, can live, learn, work and play in our communities.  From child development centers to physical rehabilitation and job training for people with disabilities, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Child Development Center in Washington, DC has been serving families in the community since 1959. This inclusive, early education center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and approved by the Department of Defense (DOD). The primary focus of this center is to provide the highest quality early care and education for all children with and without disabilities and their families in the Columbia Heights community. The inclusion model creates an environment where each child is able to receive the individual support they need in the same classroom as their typically developing peers. The center can assist parents on early identification and intervention to address developmental concerns during the critical first five years of life in order to provide the maximum impact and outcomes possible for each child.  This early care and education center prepares children for Kindergarten success and enthusiasm for lifelong learning.

The caring and compassionate attorneys at The Harvey Law Group, PLLC are dedicated to representing the interests of children in educational matters.  The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) offers students with disabilities, between the ages of 3 and 21, an education program tailored to their individual and unique needs.  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, along with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), prohibits the discrimination of students, and individuals, based on disability status.