09/03/2026
Just a reminder our open house is tonight for new families interested in the Social Smarts program.
The Pier Center for Autism is starting to plan for our Fall Social Smarts program. We will be hosting an Open House for new families on Thursday September 3rd from 5:15-6:30pm. If you are interested, please bring your child/young adult to meet Jan and Stephanie and see what our programs have to offer.
Groups will meet Tuesday or Thursday nights, depending on the number of participants. Dates and time slots will be emailed out once we know how many participants we have.
Our Social Smarts groups focus on improved social skills in a small group setting with groups formed by commonalities (not only by age). In addition to the groups of participants aged 5-13 we have traditionally had, we also have an expanded high school and college aged group. For these groups, participants should already have intermediate-to-strong verbal and academic skills. This will allow us to focus on social conversation and reciprocal language skills during the 50-minute sessions.
Targets of our groups may vary based on the need of the individuals in the group, but may include: problem solving, body language, negotiating with peers and adults, managing celebrations: birthdays, graduations, holidays, etc., and how to manage your communication to different group settings.
If you have any questions, please contact Jan at 712-251-6030 or [email protected]
