LYNCHPIN

What they do

SOCIAL GROUPS: LYNCHPIN is A LOCAL NON-PROFIT SOCIAL LEARNING COMMUNITY for STUDENTS WITH AUTISM and THEIR FAMILIES, LOCATED IN YAKIMA, WA. WE GROUP STUDENTS WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE THEIR SIMILAR INTERESTS. WE FIND THIS BRINGS AN INSTANT TRUST and MUTUAL RESPECT, PROVIDING THE PERFECT FOUNDATION to BUILD SOCIAL SKILLS. OUR CURRICULUM is WRITTEN and PRESENTED EACH WEEK, WITH THE ABILITY to FLEX WITH THE GROUPS COMPREHENSION and COMFORT LEVEL. STUDENTS HAVE A WEEKLY 60 MINUTE SESSION WITH THE SOCIAL EDUCATOR, FOLLOWED BY SUPERVISED FREE TIME. PARENTS THEN ENTER THE CLASSROOM WHERE THE SOCIAL EDUCATOR REVIEWS THE LESSON and GIVES PRACTICAL FEEDBACK and PROBLEM SOLVING. FAMILIES SHARE THEIR EVERYDAY CHALLENGES and FEEL SUPPORTED BY OTHERS WHO TRULY UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE of THEIR EVERYDAY WORLD. THEY ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH A HANDOUT of THE WEEKS LESSON to BE SHARED WITH ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS and EDUCATORS. WERE CURRENTLY OFFERING 4 SOCIAL GROUPS and SERVING 50+ STUDENTS.