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Social Skills Groups and Autism Ranking: Strong positive evidence

Cost and Time

Cost

The costs of participating in a social skills group vary from one group to another and will depend on which organisation is running the group, whether the group is provided as part of a wider care package etc.

At private residential centres social skills groups may be offered as part of a wider programme of support.

Time

The length and frequency of the intervention depends to a large extent on the individual group and who is running it. For example, some groups meet once a week for 1 or 2 hours and may do so for 3 to 6 months.  Other groups may meet for 30-60 minutes every day for several weeks.

 Most social skills groups are supervised by one or more professionals, although parents will need to support the process once the child is at home.

The professionals running the sessions may meet regularly with the parents to discuss experiences and to provide details of the programme.

Updated
17 Jun 2022
Last Review
01 Feb 2016
Next Review
01 Sep 2022