Parent Testimonial about the Social Skills Module

"My son has progressed to a stage where he wants to have friends, but he didn't have the tools or know-how to make friends. The Social Skills Module has provided him with these tools and allows his to be more aware of others' perspectives. 

Since attending the classes, he is progressing at making friends, has lengthier conversations, is more aware of social rules, and he even started recalling what he does with his friends in school! 

It is the one class that he looks forward to each week."

- Mother of an 8-year-old, Petaling Jaya.

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Social Skills Module - Beyond the Basics. Dec 13 -16

***ONE SPACE AVAILABLE***

We are holding an intensive holiday edition of our Social Skills Module!

For this module, we will be including Social Thinking (R) topics from WeThinkers Vol 2 curriculum.

Prerequisite: Children attending this intensive holiday session will need to already have a working knowledge of the concepts introduced in WeThinkers Vol 1, including:

- The Group Plan
- Thinking Thoughts and Feeling Feelings
- Body in the Group
-Whole Body Listening
- Thinking with your Eyes

Fee: RM520

WHEN
Tuesday until Friday, Dec 13 -16
3:00 - 5:00 pm

WHERE
SPROUTS KIDS
The School, Jaya One Mall
Jalan Universiti
Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Questions? Please SMS or Whatsapp to 012-538 6134.

***This social learning programme from ANDI Initiative includes several social cognition concepts, some of which are based on Social Thinking (R), a teaching methodology created by Michelle Garcia Winner (www.socialthinking.com). Although the lead facilitator of this module has attended Social Thinking training workshops in the USA and Malaysia run by Michelle and the Social Thinking Collaborative, this module is not affiliated with, nor has it been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by Michelle Garcia Winner or Think Social Publishing, Inc. ***

Raising Children with Special Needs. Health & Living, BFM 89.9, Sept 29, 2016

Click HERE to listen to the podcast.

Social Skills Module: Sept-Oct 2016

"ANDI Social Skills Module has provided an excellent environment for my son to interact with his peer as well as all people surrounding. He is confident to initiate a good conversation with his peers, understand the concept of socialising, more patient in turn-taking, more awareness of rules and regulations."

- Mum of 4-year-old

"The Social Skills Module by ANDI Initiative is an effective way and great environmet for our kids to explore communication with peers. My son is much more confident in expressing thoughts and ideas now, using whatever language he has.

It has encouraged him to positively try to ask questions, and respond to others' questions. With this programme, he is actively seeking to learn new words and tries to get us to correct his sentences in order to express himself better.

Totally awesome!"

- Dahlia, mum to a 6-year-old

DESCRIPTION

These 10-session modules are for children on the autism spectrum, or children with similar SOCIAL COGNITION challenges. We do sometimes include typically-developing peers (children who do not have autism), so that everyone can learn from each other.

This module focuses on FUN, of course!

Right up there with FUN are the following LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To maintain attention to what the others in the group are DOING 
- To maintain awarenes of what the others in the group are THINKING
- To COORDINATE one's actions with the actions of others
- To start to become aware of one's own THINKING (METACOGNITION)

DETAILS

1. Social Skills Module 4-6 (for 4 to 6 year olds)
10 session (twice  a week)
Starting the week of 12th September
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
3:00 - 4:15 pm
Fee: RM500

2. Social Skills Module 6-8 (for 6-8 year olds)
10 sessions (twice a week)
Starting the week of 12th September
Mondays & Fridays
3:00 - 4:15 pm
Fee: RM650 

LOCATION

Sprouts Kids
Mezzanine Floor
THE SCHOOL @ Jaya One Mall
Jalan Universiti
Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

SUITABLE FOR?

If your child on the autism spectrum
- can communicate verbally, but finds it difficult to have lengthy back-and-forth conversation with another child
- is generally cooperative in a small group without a shadow aide, but his/her attention wanders during group activities
-needs a respectful environment to work on his/her emerging social skills

Then join us!

Kindly send a message via Whatsapp or SMS to 012 538 6134.

*** This social learning programme from ANDI Initiative includes several social cognition concepts, some of which are based on Social Thinking (R), a teaching methodology created by Michelle Garcia Wnnner (www.socialthinking.com). Although the lead facilitator of the module has attended Social Thinking training workshops in the USA and Malaysia run by Michelle and the Social Thinking Collaborative, this module is not affiliated with, nor has it been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by Michelle Garcia Winner of Think Social Publishing, Inc. ***

Social Skills Module - July-Aug 2016

Here is some feedback from parents.

"The Social Skills Module by ANDI Initiative is an effective way and great environment for our kids to explore communication with peers. My son is much more confident in expressing thoughts and ideas now, using whatever language he has.

It has encouraged him to positively try to ask questions, and respond to others' questions. With this programme, he is actively seeking to learn new words and tries to get us to correct his sentences in order to express himself better.

Totally awesome!"

- Dahlia, mum to a 6-year-old

"ANDI Social Skills Module has provided an excellent environment for my son to interact with his peers as well as all people surrounding. He is confident to initiate a good conversation with his peers, understand the concept of socialising, more patient in turn-taking, more awareness of rules and regulations."

- Mum of 4-year-old



DESCRIPTION

These 10-session modules are for children on the autism spectrum, or those with similar challenges. We do sometimes include typically-developing peers (children who do not have autism), so that everyone can learn from each other.

This module focuses on FUN, for sure!

Right up there with FUN are the following LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

-To maintain attention to what the others in the group are DOING
- To maintain awareness of what the others in the group are THINKING
- To COORDINATE one's actions with the actions of others
- To start to become aware of one's own THINKING (METACOGNITION)

DETAILS

1. Social Skills Module 4-6 (for 4 to 6 year olds)
10 sessions across 5 weeks
Week of 11th July until week of 8th August
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
3:00 - 4:15pm
Fee: RM450 

2. Social Skills Module 6-8 (for 6 to 8 year olds)
10 sessions across 5 weeks
Week of 18th July until week of 15th August
Mondays & Fridays
2:45 - 4:00pm
Fee: RM650 

LOCATION

Sprouts Kids
Mezzanine Floor
THE SCHOOL @ Jaya One Mall
Jalan Universiti
Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

SUITABLE FOR?

If your child on autism spectrum
- can communicate verbally, but finds it difficult to have lengthy back-and-forth conversation with another child
- is generally cooperative in a small group without a shadow aide, but his/her attention wanders during group activities
- needs a respectful environment to work on his/her emerging social skills

Then join us!

Kindly send a message via Whatsapp or SMS 012 538 6134.

***This social learning programme from ANDI Initiative includes several social cognition concepts, some of which are based on Social Thinking (R), a teaching methodology created by Michelle Garcia Winner (www.socialthinking.com). Although the lead facilitator of this module has attended Social Thinking workshops in the USA and Malaysia run by the Social Thinking Collaborative, this module is not affiliated with, not has it been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by Michelle Garcia Winner or Think Social Publishing, Inc.***

Parent Testimonial - Social Skills Module

"The Social Skills Module by ANDI Initiative is an effective way and great environment for our kids to explore communication with peers. My son is so much more confident in expressing thoughts and ideas now, using whatever language he has.

It has encouraged him to positively try to ask questions, and respond to others' questions. With this programme, he is actively seeking to learn new words and tries to get us to correct his sentences in order to express himself better.

Totally awesome!"

- Dahlia, mum to 6 Y/O

Photo used with parents' permission

Photo used with parents' permission

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This social learning programme includes several social cognition concepts, some of which are based on Social Thinking (R), a teaching methodology created by Michelle Garcia Winner (www.socialthinking.com). Although the lead facilitator of this module has attended Social Thinking workshops in the USA and Malaysia run by the Social Thinking Collaborative, this module is not affiliated with, nor has it been reviewed, approved and endorsed by Michelle Garcia Winner or Think Social Publishing, Inc.


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Learning Happens Everywhere

17 October 2012

Bought an flat-packed office chair. Decided to use it as an opportunity to assess some progress in A - muscle tone, muscle strength, mental resilience (it's easy to give up when you have muscle issues).

It's also a good chance to check on his problem-solving skills - "What do I do next?" and planning out his body movement and positions, like leaning into the Allen wrench with his body weight. 

He still needs a lot of coaching and scaffolding, yet it's encouraging to see how far he's come in these areas.

I. M.
-Facebook post, 17 October 2012

Play Ideas Talk for Parents of Children with ASD

Stocking Up Games for 2016!

New games to add to our Games collection, for clients on the autism spectrum.

Games are one way to strengthen relationships, build language and social competencies, and enhance motor development...

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