The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. The Explorers focus on skills such as staying with the group, greetings, turn taking, participating independently in activities, and brief exchanges with peers. The Adventurers focus on skills such as initiating and maintaining conversations, perspective taking, and negotiating with peers.
Explorers (Fun in the Sun): Free Play
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When we arrive at Clubhouse, we first engage in free play
with our friends. There are stations around the room set up with
different activities. One of our new favorite turn taking game is the
"Connect 4 Launchers." At free play, we practice how to join a game or
an activity. It's a less structured time and we put our acquired and
practiced skills to use, e.g., taking turns, sharing toys and materials,
and staying with our friends.
We also played bowling
today and used our self-made 'ocean in a bottle' bowling pins. All our
hard work at Clubhouse over the last weeks definitely has paid off: We
are pros in cheering, giving high 5s, and turn taking.
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