Social Skills Training

BLAST’s Social Skills Training program provides experiential learning that helps participants strengthen communication, manage frustration, reduce social anxiety, and build meaningful friendships. Guided by a neurodivergence-affirmative approach and rooted in Socratic questioning and in-vivo learning, the program focuses on friendship skills, emotional regulation, communication, and self-regulation while tailoring goals to each individual in collaboration with their family. Through peer-mediated activities and real-world practice, participants gain confidence, face challenges constructively, and experience lasting growth supported by open communication between families and BLAST staff.