PEERS® for Young Adults is a unique, evidence-based social skills program, designed to help individuals who struggle to make and keep friends. Participants have the opportunity to learn new ways to improve these skills -- essential for developing meaningful social connections and a key element to work place success.

The PEERS® Program is unlike any other social skills curriculum. "This curriculum includes specific lessons, direct instruction, individual coaching, role-play modeling and homework assignments. Developed by a team of Ph.D. researchers at UCLA, PEERS® has generated significant, sustained improvement in social skills for people with high functioning autism, Asperger's Syndrome and similar social challenges. Recent research has demonstrated that gains made over the course of this program are maintained 3-5 years later" (Laugeson et al., 2013).

PEERS® young adult participants commit to weekly small group, 90-minute sessions for a 16 week curriculum. Parent participation is also mandatory, and parents meet in a separate group with other parents while young adults are in session.

For more information and to arrange a phone screening, please call us at 847-494-3188 or email peerschicago@gmail.com. We invite you to check out our website, www.peerschicago.com or visit us on Facebook at PEERS Chicago! Facilitated by Diane Gould, LCSW, BCBA and Fran Shapiro, NCSP.