Program Overview
The Secret Agent Society (SAS) Program uses exciting games and activities to improve the social skills and emotional understanding of 8 to 12 year olds with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), including Asperger Syndrome.
This flexible program helps professionals improve children's emotional understanding and social skills by teaching them:
- How to recognise simple and complex emotions in themselves and others.
- How to express feelings in appropriate ways.
- How to cope with feelings of anger and anxiety.
- How to start, continue and end conversations and play activities with others.
- How to tell the difference between friendly joking and mean teasing.
- How to manage bullying.
- How to cope with making mistakes.
- How to handle new situations and ask for help when needed.
- How to make friends.
The Secret Agent Society (SAS) Program provides practitioners with everything they need to improve the social skills of children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders including:
- Educational and engaging activities, such as a multi-level computer game, board game, helpful thought missile game, walkie-talkie game and card games.
- Detailed full-colour workbooks for parents, children and teachers.
- A comprehensive program manual for practitioners, covering everything from assessment to program delivery and process issues.
- A two-day training course that equips practitioners with the skills needed to effectively deliver the SAS Program.
