Herman & Associates: Support Groups/Transition Services

Teaching Life Skills and Social Skills to Young Adults with Learning Disabilities, ADHD, and Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

Our multidisciplinary team of professionals have developed an individualized package of services for clients who have Asperger's Syndrome (AS), High Functioning Autism (HFA), Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD), or Pervasive Developmental Disorder, NOS (PDD, NOS).  While packages vary according to the individual client, they often include a combination of individual psychotherapy, family counseling, small group social skills training and relationship building, job coaching, and transition services.  Goals for our packages are developed with both parents and the client to ensure teamwork and typically include:

• Developing greater personal insight and self-awareness.
• Improving social processing difficulties such as perceiving, understanding, and an appreciation for the perspective of others.
• Improving use of social language and reciprocal communication.
• Basic job skills.
• Relationship building in the work environment.
• Developing basic independent living skills.
• Determining reasonable accommodations and exploring further educational opportunities.
• Improving community involvements.
• Developing and expanding leisure and recreational activities.