What is iClub?

A club for those with social challenges where participants interact with peers, practice social skills, play reinforcing games, and make new friends in a safe and welcoming environment.

Who should join iClub?

Children and youth, ages 8-13 in need of social skills training and seeking opportunities to make new friends. participants are neurodiverse! Some may have Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger’s, PDD-NOS, and/or ADD/ADHD. However, a diagnosis is not required for participation.

What can you learn at iClub?

Children learn to make and keep friends, talk to new people, understand emotions, build confidence and self-esteem, interpret body language, sharing, manners, coping skills, perspective-taking, and more...all while having fun with your new friends!

Why is it important to learn social skills?

Social skills are fundamental to happiness and contentment throughout our lives, but these skills don’t come naturally to everyone. At iClub participants learn these skills in a unique way that fits their learning style, which will help them become more independent adults, form meaningful relationships, and hold jobs in the future. Like any skill, practice, and reinforcements are the only ways to improve!

When is iClub?

iCan House hosts multiple iClub groups each week based on different developmental ages. iClub and iClub Jrs. meet for 1.5 hours during the week after school. Individual placement is dependent upon the child’s age and developmental maturity. Specific scheduling questions and options will be discussed with the Admissions Specialist.

iClub Core Concepts

To apply and join iClub:

Please send an email to info@icanhouse.org or call

(336) 723-0050 for information

GROUP PARTICIPATION

Space Invaders

Manners

Distractions

4 Part Listening

Contributing to the Group

Inclusion

Team Building

Self Control

Rules and Consequences

Unwritten Rules and Consequences

RELATIONSHIPS

The Trust Circle

Friends vs. Foes

Friendship Formula

Trust and Friends

Friendship Maintenance

Reciprocity

Families

Your relationship with YOURSELF

SPORTSMANSHIP

Rules of Sportsmanship

Good vs. Bad Sport

Pathway to Good Sportsmanship

Chill Mode vs. Reaction Mode

Sportsmanship Across Groups

What is Feedback?

Giving and Receiving Feedback

Practice

EMOTIONAL CONTROL

Emotional Vocabulary

Tipping Point

Stress

Anger

Annoyance

Boredom

Reactions

Finding the Positive

FLEXIBILITY

What is Flexibility?

Flex Brain vs. Rock Brain

Accepting “No”

Dealing with Change

Expected vs. Unexpected Change

How Change Feels

Processing Change

Reacting to Change

Compromise

Pick Your Battles

Mistakes

Saying Sorry

CONVERSATION SKILLS

Conversation Mountain

Introductions

Small Talk

Conversation Topics

Follow Up Questions, Comments, and Elaboration

5 Comm

Verbal Filter

Nonverbal Communication

Staying on Topic

Responses and Next Steps

Stop Signals and Talking Space

Humor

Humor vs. Silly

Sarcasm

EMPATHY & PERSPECTIVE

What is Empathy?

What is Perspective?

Practicing Empathy and Perspective

Giving and Receiving Compliments

Honesty

Opinions

First Impressions

INDEPENDENCE & PROBLEM SOLVING

Feather, Pebble and Brick Problems

School

Bullying

Cyber Safety

Cyber Bullying

SMART Goals

Hygiene

Advocacy

Organization

Priorities