Social Skills help for Autism
Friendship Skills for kids, teens & young adults.
Learn How To Make Friendships Work
✅ Get Good with People: "I get how to act when I'm around others."
✅ Make and Keep Friends: "I know how to find friends and hang out with them."
✅ Keep My Cool: "I can choose to stay calm when life happens."
More Social Skills Programs:
Secret Agent Society®
8-12 yr
SAS, the Secret Agent Society®, provides an engaging, evidence-based experience aimed at enhancing your child's social interactions and emotional control. Through a spy-mission-style program, kids learn the ropes of building and maintaining friendships. It gives them the tools to live with a happier, more relaxed, and courageous attitude. Vouched for by mental health specialists, OTs, and communication experts.
Peers® Social Skills (Teens/Young Adults)
12-25 yr
Peers provides a welcoming, evidence based social-skills journey aimed at adolescents and young adults. Alongside a small, tight-knit circle of like-minded young people and leaders, learners build essential social smarts and self-assurance—learning the art of meeting people, sticking with them, and excelling in day-to-day life. Given the thumbs-up by Psychologists, OTs and Speech Therapists.
Minecraft Teamwork Group
7-15 yr
Each week, your child has the chance to collaborate and create with other young minds. They'll learn the ropes of working in a team, hashing out agreements, and forging friendships. Every week features a new Minecraft construction project we tackle together. Will it be a beach landscape, an outer space vessel, or maybe a fun park?
Friendship Hero (Boys) Playground Skills
8-17 yr
Your young man learns social skills for real life and the playground. It's targeted for the daily challenges that growing boys face. Your child learns to be more confident, contribute more to interactions with others and how to keep friends. It’s a fun experience, with a focus on playground-style social skills.
“Worth It” (Girls) Friendship Skills
8-17 yr
Your daughter will gain new confidence for life. She'll enjoy picking up straight-forward social skills for school, home and life. In a relaxed, secure environment, she'll get the hang of forming stronger relationships. We'll look at setting 'personal boundaries' and sizing up social vibes. All this aims to give her the confidence to drop any pretense/masks and just be her genuine, amazing self.
Adventure Team - Role Playing Game
12-19 yr
Social Role Playing - An engaging Zoom experience that's like playing a board game together, but focused on social skills learning. Each meet-up, we pick up different social know-how and then put these skills into action, whether we're role-playing as a Pirate, an Astronaut, or an Farmer.
How can my child get help?
Helping Young People With Autism, Anxiety or Needing Social Growth
Evidence-Based For Autism
Choose evidence-based programs that work. The reason most other programs fail for young people with autism is because they are designed for average kids and then poorly adapted for autistic kids. That’s broken. Instead, choose programs that were designed and custom-built for kids and teens with Autism, using Autism-friendly learning strategies.
Exactly What Your Family Needs
Convenient After School Sessions
Life is better without interrupting school.
We've got it sorted so your child won't miss school and you avoid midday hassles. All sessions happen after school, either late afternoon or early evening. That way, your child's routine stays steady, exactly the way it should be.
Minimal Waiting Lists - Usually <8 weeks
Get started sooner, to learn skills sooner.
Your kid needs to get learning, and quickly. We've got heaps of groups and we'd prefer to add even more than keep you on a waiting list. Any week your child isn't picking up new social abilities is a lost week. Get in touch to get your child into our next upcoming course.
5-Star Reviews
The Amazing Skills PEERS program has been great! My teen commented that the team really listen and she felt heard, and that doesn't happen a lot. We'll be back for more.
Caryn
Mum of teen daughter who recently graduated.
Amazing Skills brings together amazing facilitators to achieve amazing outcomes.
Nat
Mum of a very creative young teen
It's been so great to watch our son's confidence grow as well as his ability to deal with difficult situations. He's well on his way now. I would highly recommend Amazing Skills.
Jarrad
Parenting one of our younger children.
Friendships Skills & Emotional Skills
Skills for Autistic young people to use in the real world:
✅ Friendship skills & awareness
✅ Social scene - street smarts
✅ Self-regulation strategies to handle life's ups and downs
Anywhere in the U.K. – We’ll see you on Zoom
From the comfort of your child’s lounge room, we can help your child build social skills.
Most young people with Autism do not want to get in the car, drive to some strange office, and sit under fluorescent lights with people they haven’t met.
We understand that.
We work with hundreds of young people every year and they never need to leave home. They get to see their friends without the intimidating experiences that go with ‘going out to somewhere new’.
Breaking Social Skills Into Step-By-Step:
Understand what people are thinking by picking up cues from their language, tone, and facial gestures.
Work out what people mean - by analyzing their speech, vocal inflections, and facial responses.
Fun Evidence-Based Programs - Road-Tested & Rock-Solid
✅ Evidence-based programs, designed for young people with Autism.
✅ Tried-and-true, built on solid research and Autism-friendly learning strategies.
✅ Your Autistic community deserves to have the very best programs - We're here to help.
Kids, teens & young adults with Autism in U.K. and beyond
Finding support in the U.K. for young adults, teens and kids with Autism can be a real challenge. The need far outstrips the supply of services.
Acting early on ASD is crucial. While you wait, other kids grow socially, and your child can't afford to get stuck with ineffective strategies.
We work hard to minimize waiting lists and delays, because the quicker your child begins to learn new approaches, the faster they'll improve their social game.
Peace-Of-Mind Promise: What if my child has to exit part-way through?
Your child has the flexibility to:
✅ Discontinue their current course if it's not helping.
✅ Switch to a different course if you need to.
✅ Do ‘catch-up’ sessions if your child can't get to their usual one.
You won't be billed for an entire course if your child can't make it through.
You're only charged for the sessions your child actually attends if you need to withdraw them from the course.
Most of the time, our young participants really get into the swing of things and experience life-impacting learning.
If your child needs some adjustments, we can move them to another small group, change up the session schedule, or even match them with a new group leader.
We get that life can throw curveballs—family losses, sudden health challenges, or parental difficulties, to name a few.
Your child can forge friendships
Your autistic child might struggle with picking up social signals and interacting can be a challenge.
It could also be that other kids feel a bit uneasy when engaging with your child, given their distinct interaction style.
This is where targeted, carefully designed social skills training comes into play. And the fantastic news is, these abilities are teachable.
Reviews - Parents Keep Saying:
“This was great for our son. The sessions were enjoyable. He came away more knowledgeable and looking forward to each session. The support and feedback from the staff has been great. Parent sessions were also helpful."
S.R. - Mum of an amazing son
“Can you believe it? This is so much fun. Mum enrolled me in this program without telling me and she pays me to come and now I’m having so much fun."
- One of our teens in PEERS Social Skills program
How Can We Help Your Son or Daughter?
Let's kick off your child's adventure - toward acquiring fresh social skills, stronger friendships, and a happier life at school.
“Secret Agent Society” - Evidence-based
- (Ages 8-12)
Social skills & Emotional regulation skills
- Handle emotions - strategies for handling anger/anxiety/excitement etc
- Handle mistakes, transitions, surprises and unexpected problems
- Strategies for building and maintaining friendships
- Prevention and handling of bullying and teasing
Dates: Intakes in May and August
Runs: Weekly, 3 months
Cost: £1700 GBP
Boys' Friendship Hero
(Ages 8-17)
Playground social skills course for boys - Build new skills for making friends and keeping them.
Dates: Intakes in May and August
Runs: 8 weeks
Price: £800 GBP
“Peers For Teens/Young Adults" - Evidence-based
- (Ages 12-17 & 18-28)
Social skills that work in the real world - Teenagers & adults
- How to start conversations and continue conversation
- Finding reliable sources of quality friends & how to do social get-togethers
- Working through friendship issues and conflict
- Handling direct and indirect bullying
Dates: Intakes in May and August
Runs: Weekly, 3 months
Price: £1530 GBP
Girls' Course: “Worth It”
(Ages 8-12 & 13-17)
Applying social skills to school & cliques - new friendship skills – new emotional regulation skills
Dates: Intakes in May and August
Runs: 8 weeks
Price: £800 GBP
What if my child needs to pull out?
Your child can:
Stop doing their course if they need to.
Switch to a different course if you need to.
Do ‘catch-up’ sessions for missed sessions.
You won't be billed for an entire course if your child needs to pull out.
Almost every time, our kids/teens find their groove and enjoy their sessions.
If your child needs tweaks, we can switch your child to a different mini-group, modify session times, or even pair them with a different leader.
We understand that sometimes life seriously happens… A death in the family, sudden health issues, parents going through a hard time etc etc.
But rest assured, if it doesn't work out (and it will), you're only billed for the part of the course that your family participated in.
Advantages
After School/Work Sessions
We've set things up so that your child doesn't have to miss out on school and you don't have to deal with midday appointments. Instead, all sessions are at after-school times in the afternoons or evenings because your child needs routine. We can help that just by scheduling sessions conveniently for you.
No Waiting Lists!
Your child needs to learn asap. We have many, many groups and we would rather add more groups than have a waiting list. Every week your child is not learning new skills is a wasted week. We'll do everything we can so your child can start in our next course.
What are parents are saying?
You are passionate about supporting, encouraging and growing the kids you’re working with. I’m so glad we’ve found you!
Sally J.
Mum of 9 year old daughter, near Melbourne.
Thank you for all your care and support with our son. We are so impressed and grateful for this program. Not to mention the skills he is using daily from it!
Irene
Delighted Mum of primary school son in Sydney.
Oh my goodness! Blake absolutely loved last night. Thank you so much! It made him feel very special and comfortable.
Vic
Mum of 10 year old child. Super-proud.
Other Programs Loved By Kids & Teens
Friendship Hero (Boys) Playground Skills
8-15 yr
Your young man builds on skills he’s learnt from SAS & Peers (Evidence-based social skills courses), targeted for the daily challenges that growing boys face. Your child learns to be more confident, contribute more to interactions with others and how to keep friends. It’s a fun experience, with a focus on playground-style social skills.
Secret Agent Society®
7-12 yr
Secret Agent Society® (SAS) is a fun, evidence-based learning experience, helping your child grow their social skills and emotional regulation skills. The engaging spy-game curriculum helps your child learn to make new friends and keep those friends. Kids can choose to feel happier, calmer and braver. Recommended by Psychologists, OTs and Speech Therapists.
Peers® Social Skills (Teens/Young Adults)
12- 28 yr
Peers is an friendly, evidence-based learning experience for teens and young people. Together with a caring “mini-group” of new friends and leaders, your young person learns skills and confidence for social interactions - learning new ways to make friends, keep friends, and thrive in life. Recommended by Psychologists, OTs and Speech Therapists.
“Worth It” (Girls) Friendship Skills
8-16 yr
Your daughter will love learning new social skills, building on the skills she gained in SAS & Peers (Evidence-based social skills courses). In a fun, safe space your daughter learns how to navigate healthy relationships and develop social resilience. She can learn to ‘read the room’, evaluating social settings to drop her social ‘mask’ and shine as herself.
Adventure Team - Role Playing Game
11-25 yr
Social Role Playing - A fun interactive Zoom board-game-like Social Skills learning experience on Zoom. Each session, we learn new social skills and then we apply those social skills as a Pirate, a Space Pilot or a Farmer.
Parent Encouragement Groups
Parent only
Parents who love hanging out and exchanging ideas - What’s working in your family right now, and what is tricky? Let’s learn together. Parent support, ideas & encouragement night are so much fun.
Want to know more?
Is this course right for your child? Contact our team to arrange for your child to get started. This is a great way to kick start learning new social skills, making better friendships and enjoying school experience more.
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Your child can learn to make friends.
Social skills + Emotional regulation skills.
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