Suitable for children aged 8-12 years with social difficulties including those with high functioning/moderate Autism Spectrum Disorder  

Lego® Club is a small group program that has proven to help children with social difficulties including ASD, to improve and practice their social interaction and communication skills. The program helps children socialise with their peers, have fun in a supportive and understanding environment and enables them to improve the skills of sharing, waiting, turn-taking, talking with others and making friends.  

What happens at Lego® Club?

• Each child learns a clear set of rules and LEGO® building skills.
• They are then introduced to a group of other children.
• Everyone in the group agrees upon a project which is achievable for everyone involved – projects are usually certain structures or buildings to create.
• Each child is assigned a role for the project.

The roles are as follows:

• Architect - holds the building instructions, and is responsible for letting the others know which bricks are required (supplier) and how to put them together (builder).
• Supplier - holds the LEGO® bricks necessary to assemble the LEGO® model, and is responsible for supplying the builder with the correct pieces and at the correct time.
• Builder - is responsible for taking the individual pieces from the supplier, and putting the pieces together, according to the instructions given by the architect, to create the model. Roles are rotated throughout therapy.
• The group works together to build the LEGO® structure according to the principals of play therapy Program

Program Details:

• 1 hour parent/child Interview prior to commencement
• 12 x 1.5 hour sessions (The first and last 15 minutes of each session includes the parents)
• Maximum 6 children per group 12 week program, excludes school holidays

Venue: Learning Links, 12-14 Pindari Rd, Peakhurst

Date & Time: Saturdays 9-10.30am from 2nd Feb - 4th May (excludes school holidays)

Cost:  

• $175 for initial 1 hour interview with child and parent 
• $1062 for 12 weeks
• May be claimed under NDIS.