What is iClub?

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

Who should join iClub?

Children and youth, ages 8-13, who will benefit from learning social skills and seeking opportunities to make new friends. Participants are neurodivergent! 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, share, 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

  • Picking 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

  • S.M.A.R.T. Goals

  • Hygiene

  • Advocacy

  • Organization

  • Priorities

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

  • Picking 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

  • S.M.A.R.T. Goals

  • Hygiene

  • Advocacy

  • Organization

  • Priorities