OUR APPROACH
We believe your child has something amazing to offer the world. Your child is talented, amazing, and ready to make a wonderful difference in the lives of others. We help your child to see this and give them the skills they need to unleash their ‘personal awesome-ness’ with others. ASD can give your child super-powers to make a difference in the world!
OUR APPROACH
It’s not Maths or English or school… It’s learning how to have conversations, make new friends and overcome the interpersonal challenges we all face in life. We create a fun atmosphere and we play fun games. The more fun your child has, the more they will be keen to practice their skills and the faster they can make progress. That’s why we believe in the power of fun!
Your child’s current lack of skills does not mean that your child is unable to learn, rather it just means your child has not learned social strategies yet. Specific strategies can be taught to your child in a way that your child understands and they can be practised in a safe small group setting with other children.
Team Leader
“I do this work because I want every child to discover that their future is bright, that they can have good friends and that life is supposed to be fun!”
Michael Clark leads a fun-loving, enthusiastic, & talented team of program facilitators and support staff. He has 19 years of experience as a school teacher and as a learning specialist for children with learning difficulties.
Michael is passionate about helping students and parents thrive. He trains parents in evidence-based strategies to support their children and to love the journey of parenting their uniquely-quirky children.
Parents who have a child with Autism sometimes get a feeling that something is not quite right at school. It could be related to your child’s learning, home work, friendships or other school factors. We believe that parents need to listen to their intuition and take steps to address issues at school when they sense that something is not quite right. That’s why we love to check in with parents and get their thoughts and perceptions on what they are seeing at home, at school and in our courses.
Amazing SKills For Kids & Teens
It’s easy. Most of our courses are designed to be run online using Zoom and other tools. Social situations can be created online just as effective as face-to-face. It takes a bit of organising, but once set up, it’s easy to run our courses online.
We are very careful to work with parents before the start of each course to determine which children are most likely to learn well together. We consider factors like age, common interests etc., and when things need tweaking, we tweak them. We understand that social skills are learned together and that our children are on a path of growth. Sometimes the ride is smooth and sometimes it is bumpy, but together we can practice and develop our social skills.
Everyone makes mistakes. Some of us make mistakes that are more obvious to others than we would like. The wonderful thing about these courses is that we learn together and we are all on the same side. Many of our students have ‘clunky’ moments while their social skills are developing, and that’s okay! That’s why we’re here.
Whether you live in Canberra, or in a distant corner of Australia, we can help!
It's time to start learning about new social skills, making better friendships and enjoying their school experience more.
Social skills can be learned.
We love helping your family thrive.
Supported by the team at Athletic Koala.
Also working alongside Pathway Partnerships.
We are AUSTRALIA-WIDE and even WORLD-WIDE on Zoom.
Office: 18 Wakool Circuit, Kaleen, 2617
hello@amazingskills.com.au
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