Birmingham Events

Monday Foundations Play Group is specifically designed for early elementary students. It takes place on Mondays from 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM at Sertoma Gym. This group primarily focuses on pre-determined individual and group goals related to conversation and interaction with others. Foundations is typically students that are relatively new to social groups, including 2nd year of participation. The cost is $25 per hour session and billed as monthly tuition based on number of scheduled groups. New clients must complete an initial consultation before participating in any group placement.

Tuesday Steps Play Group is specifically designed for elementary male students. It takes place on Mondays from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM. This group primarily focuses on the following skills: initiating, asking questions, telling related stories, compromising, problem solving, and behavior regulation. Strategies for skill development are focused on students learning how to resolve their own problems and begin their own conversations. The cost is $25 per session and billed as monthly tuition based on number of scheduled groups. Group will be held at Sertoma Gym in Hoover; however, an initial consultation must be conducted before participation in any social group. E-mail Kerry at info@aascg.com for more information.

Sports & Team-Building is specifically designed for 4th - 6th grade male students, which takes place on Tuesdays from 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM. This group focuses on small talk during the first 5-10 minutes with pre-taught conversation rules. The remaining part of group focuses on group behavior and compromising strategies during sports and team-building activities. There are typically a lot of natural environment opportunities to work together. The cost is $20 per hour session and billed as monthly tuition based on number of scheduled groups. This class will be led by Kerry Mataya, M.S.Ed.

Discovery is a new program that will fill the gaps between the teenager years and adulthood. Discovery has 4 program areas: self-awareness, ethics, responsibility, and career exploration. This program is entirely lesson-based, and each semester contains 12 lessons under one program area. For example, Fall 2011 will contain 12 lessons on self-awareness over the course of 12 weeks. The program has been specially developed by Kerry Mataya, and the lessons are specifically tailored to fit someone's needs with Asperger Syndrome. There will be a minimum of 4 guest speakers throughout each semester to assist in career exploration. Please e-mail Kerry at info@aascg.com for more information in participating in the class or being a guest speaker on a particular career. This is a more intense class with required assignments away from the course. Although there is no grade for the assignments, the purpose is to develop balance, responsibility, communication with authority, stress management, and follow-through to prepare each student for college-like responsibilities without parental assistance. There was a parent meeting on Monday, August 29 at 7:00 PM to discuss the date and time of this class, and parents decided on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Participants only attend one night weekly, but Mondays and Tuesdays will both be discussing the same syllabus from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The cost is $25 per session or $300 per 12-week semester program.