Life & Social Skills Development
Preparing older children and teens for real independence.
Suitable for ages 8 – 21 years
Overview
Functional independence matters as much as academics. Our life skills curriculum teaches money handling, time and travel, personal hygiene, safety, cooking basics, shopping, phone use and workplace-readiness behaviours.
Teaching happens in simulated settings at the clinic and then in real community contexts, with a graded fading of adult support.
Signs your child may need this therapy
- Cannot manage money or make simple purchases
- Unable to travel independently or ask for help
- Needs prompting for hygiene and grooming
- Limited awareness of personal safety
- No structured plan for life after school
- Difficulty with time management
Benefits of Life & Social Skills Development
- Independent handling of money and shopping
- Safe community travel skills
- Independent personal hygiene routines
- Practical safety awareness
- Pre-vocational and workplace skills
- A realistic transition plan for adulthood
Treatment process
- STEP 1
Educational assessment
Curriculum-based measurement of reading, writing and mathematics alongside screening for dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia and an assessment of attention and working memory.
- STEP 2
Individualised Education Plan
A written IEP with long-term and short-term objectives, teaching methods, accommodations and review dates, shared with parents and school.
- STEP 3
Structured teaching
Multisensory, error-free teaching using Orton-Gillingham-informed literacy methods, concrete-to-abstract maths and TEACCH-style visual structure.
- STEP 4
Weekly remedial sessions
45-minute individual sessions, 2–4 times weekly, with visual schedules, task analysis and reinforcement built into every lesson.
- STEP 5
Parent and teacher partnership
Home learning packs, exam-concession guidance and direct liaison with class teachers so strategies carry over to the classroom.
- STEP 6
Progress monitoring
Mastery of each IEP objective is tracked and reported quarterly, with the plan revised at every review meeting.
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