SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, and one new program is making sure local teens and adults living with autism feel comfortable in the social world. The ...

Cognitive neuroscience researchers and clinicians had been encountering significant challenges in effectively addressing social skills development among individuals dealing with mental health ...

From book clubs to cooking nights, these simple hobbies quietly teach you how to connect, communicate, and thrive socially — ...

We are excited to offer both in-person and online social skills training using both individual and group formats for clients of all ages. For those living in Northern Virginia, please visit ...

See how one NYC school is teaching autistic students crucial social skills through immersive virtual reality worlds.

Youth in foster care face significant life challenges that make it more likely that they will face negative outcomes (i.e., school failure, homelessness, and incarceration). While the reason (s) for ...

Technology—from social media to cellphones—is often blamed for causing bad behavior among students, especially middle schoolers. But when used intentionally, technology can also promote kindness, ...

The current study evaluated the effects of the Superheroes Social Skills program (Jenson et al. 2011) in promoting accurate demonstration of target social skills in training and generalization ...

Nechama W. is old enough to be entering shidduchim – but the thought makes her mother Mirel shudder in fear. Mirel’s fears are well grounded. Nechama is bright, attractive, and good-hearted; but she ...

Ready or not, across the country, a new crop of kindergarteners has entered the K-12 school system. Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — For Logan Stites, a sixth-grader diagnosed with ADHD and other conditions, learning to make friends didn't come naturally. But a Portland-area program is changing that for him and ...