Overview
You know your kid and you know what they like best. And you’ve probably seen how certain things help them lock in, learn easily and focus best while they play.
We get that. We also know that children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have difficulties in social interaction, including cooperative play and starting a group activity — or keeping it going once they do start.
That’s where The ADHD Cooperative Play Social Skills/LEGO Group comes in. We provide opportunities for kids to learn and apply age-appropriate social skills as they get involved in collaborative play — all within the context of LEGO brick building challenges.
LEGO, it turns out, is an excellent and fun way to help engage kids in cooperative play to reach common goals. Yes, your kid will stack up and combine lots of LEGO bricks, but at the same time they’ll be learning skills like:
- Effective communication.
- Sharing ideas.
- Respectfully disagreeing.
- Communicating concerns.
- Compromising.
- Strategies for working in groups.
- Teamwork.
Our team will also help your kid and the others as they play. We subtly encourage them to work on certain skills as they play and give feedback throughout the session. For example, a team member may ask a child to pause and ask their play partner to state their opinion, to consider their partner’s feelings or to listen to their partner’s opinion. We’ll then help guide discussions about problem solving and compromising.
Details
Children between the ages of 6 and 12 may join the group, based on enrollment. Groups will consist of 6 to 8 children and will meet weekly for 10 weeks. The program is facilitated by ACET staff and held from 4 to 5:15 p.m. at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation.
