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PEERS® for Teens Social Skills Group (Ages 13-16)

PEERS® (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) Curriculum (Laugeson, 2014) is an evidence-based program that teaches friendship skills to teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or related social difficulties.

Each small group (6–8 teens) is led by a Certified PEERS instructor and assistant, using the PEERS® curriculum.

Group Information

Age Group PEERS® for Teens (Ages 13–16)
Teen Sessions Wednesdays
5:00–6:30 PM
In-person at Launch Behavioural Health
Teen Dates January 14 - April 8, 2026 (12 sessions)
No session March 18
Parent Sessions Tuesdays
7:00–8:00 PM
Online
Parent Dates January 13 - April 7, 2026 (12 sessions)
No session March 17
Fee $1500

Teens will learn skills like:

  • Trading information
  • Conversational skills
  • Electronic communication
  • Choosing appropriate friends
  • Appropriate use of humor
  • Peer entry and exit strategies
  • Get-togethers
  • Good sportsmanship
  • Handling teasing, bullying, and bad reputation
  • Handling arguments and disagreements
  • Handling rumours and gossip

What’s Included:

  • One 90-minute teen session each week (12 sessions)
  • One 60-minute parent session each week (online, 12 sessions)
  • Manualized curriculum
  • Group-based learning and peer interaction
  • Supervision by a Registered Behaviour Analyst 

Parent Commitment

  • Regular attendance at the online weekly parent sessions
  • Support your teen with weekly homework, including weekly phone calls and coaching in socialization opportunities
  • Ongoing communication  about your teen’s progress and any challenges

Eligibility:

For teens ages 13-17 who:

  • Can focus and take part in short group lessons (30 minutes)
  • Can talk about their interests
  • Want to make friends

A brief intake meeting will be required before the program starts.

Good to Know:

Services provided by a clinical team of Registered Behaviour Analysts (RBAs) and Instructor Therapists. Funding through the Ontario Autism Program (OAP) may be used.

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Monday to Friday: 8:00am – 4:30pm

Launch Behavioural Health

250 Carlaw Ave., Unit 102

Toronto, ON

M4M 3L1

Phone: 416-469-4434

Email: info@launchbehaviouralhealth.ca

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Launch is proudly accredited by the Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence (BHCOE) and is committed to upholding the BHCOE’s Standards of Excellence https://www.bhcoe.org/standards/. Information regarding BHCOE accreditation can be found here: https://www.bhcoe.org/parent-autism-quality-aba-providers/

Dalton Associates (DA) and Launch Behavioural Health acknowledge that we are situated on Turtle Island, that has been inhabited by Indigenous Peoples from the beginning. As a settler-owned organization, we are always working on de-colonizing our practices and offering mental health services that reflect a wholistic approach to health and wellness. Our clients come from a variety of backgrounds, and include First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. We want to do more than make a difference at an individual level: we aspire to support a societal shift in the way that mental health is addressed and cared for, and we believe that a cross-cultural approach, bringing Indigenous worldviews to the forefront, is necessary to help break the system and rebuild it in a way that promotes healthy wellbeing for future generations. We are actively engaged in changing the landscape of mental health care in Ontario, by augmenting (and compensating) the voices and experiences of Indigenous knowledge keepers, and by incorporating Indigenous values and teachings in our program models.