Friends Play Group

Designed for socially delayed children and those on the autism spectrum, the San Carlos Children's Theater's Friends Play Group is a theater based social skills program that uses theater arts and drama activities tailored to help children become better social thinkers.  The program is unique in its use of video - the instructors film the children as they demonstrate their newly learned skills.   At the end of the session, the children invite their parents to a "movie premier" where they see themselves participating in skits and games specficially written to enhance their social understanding.  Each child is given a take-home DVD that can help reinforce their social skills each time they watch it.