Social Skills Groups and Autism Ranking:

Risks and Safety

Hazards

There are no known potential hazards with social skills groups for autistic people.

However, some autistic people may feel uncomfortable being told that their existing social skills are poor. Social skills groups may only appear to teach them ‘better’ social skills. In fact, they may be hiding what they actually feel, which could be stressful and exhausting. Poor practice, which is not respectful and which does not resonate with autistic people, could be detrimental to their mental health.

Contraindications

There are no known contraindications (something which makes a particular treatment or procedure potentially inadvisable) for autistic people.

Updated

17 Jun 2022

Last Review

01 Feb 2016

Next Review

01 Sep 2022