Social Skills Group Treatment for Adolescents with Autism

Basic Information:
• PEERS® is an evidence-based social skills intervention for teens, who are interested in
learning how to make and maintain friends.
• Teens are taught social skills through didactic lessons/role-play demonstrations and
practice these skills during group socialization activities as well as within weekly
socializing exercises.
• Parents attend separate, concurrent sessions. Parent participation is required.
Participant Criteria:
• Adolescents aged 12-16
• Participants must be somewhat motivated to participate in PEERS®
• Participants typically have an Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder/ “Asperger’s”
diagnosis/ “High functioning” Autism; and/or other social impairments
• Participants typically present with cognitive and verbal skills that are generally age
appropriate
Location:
• PEERS® will be offered either be offered in Ann Arbor or via telehealth, depending on
the group demographic
Day & Time:
• PEERS® will start in February 2023
• PEERS® will run consecutively for 90 minutes, 1x per week for 14 weeks
• PEERS® will be on Thursdays 6-7:30 pm
Pricing:
• Initial 50-minute intake screening ($200)
• 14-week PEERS® group including parent and teen co-occurring sessions ($115 per week)
• Private pay; Superbills are offered

If interested, please contact:
Kirsten Willar, Ph.D.

Clinical Director of the Alyvia Autism Center
kirstenwillarphd@gmail.com
(734) 707-8256