Welcome to The Neurodiversity Social Club! We are honored that you are interested in joining our exclusive group.

Here at the club we have 3 rules:
1. Every member is treated with kindness and respect.
2. No negative comments.
3. At all times you must HAVE FUN!

This club is a weekly social gathering for students that are Neurodiverse Learners but students with Autism, ADHD, Anxiety are all welcome. While participating in this club we are looking to increase the confidence, social and critical thinking skills of each student. 

Each session begins with hellos and a 5 minute open forum for students to give us an update on their week. Students may be asked to tell us "one exciting this that happened this week" or "something they are looking forward to doing this week." We always start each class with talking about something exciting or positive going on with our students. Students are free to participate in the communication form of their choice. They can tell us verbally, type in the chat or write or draw out their answer. This allows students to feel comfortable right from the beginning.

Next we move into a 10 minute group game. Every game that we play is a group game. We do not do individual competition games. These games allow students to work on teamwork and group skills. I will work as a facilitator to ensure that all students are able to have the voices heard and help to guide students to be successful in the challenge. These games could include: memory challenges, trivia competitions or any different type of group game.

We then move on to 10 minutes of group discussion. These discussions will be based completely on items that our students have an interest in. When you sign up your student, it is important that you put a quick introduction about yourself and let us know about your likes and interests because these are the topics we will use for our discussion. I will throw out 3 to 4 different topics that students can pick to speak about and those topics will make sure that every student has something to talk about that they are passionate about.

The last 5 minutes of class is our reward portion of the class. It is important that each student knows they did a great job during the session and what better way than getting a reward! When a student enrolls in the class they will be given a virtual locker where they can keep their rewards. During this portion of class students will be randomly selected to pick an item from the rewards page and put it in their virtual locker. Students are able to have up to 8 items at a time in their locker. Once they hit 8 they have the decision to swap out one of the items in their locker for a new item from that week's reward page. This is a great way for students to leave class with a smile on their face!

Thank you for your interest in The Neurodiversity Social Club. We know you will have an amazing time in our special group. I will see you in the classroom!