Hanging Out and Going Back

Justyna & Meghan from The Hangout Spot join me today to discuss how kids are adjusting to "back to normal" back to school! While I wouldn't necessarily call it "normal" we are going back and most kids haven't had an opportunity to flex their social muscles in a while. They will need time and patience while they acclimate. Justyna & Meghan talk about skills students will need and what you you and your kids can starts working on now. Justyna & Meghan were on a year ago, right after they opened The Hangout Spot to talk about how they are using ABA methods to help kids learn how to "hangout": https://specialed.law/wanna-hangout-i-know-just-the-spot/ In 2020 Justyna & Meghan opened The Hangout Spot, a behavior analytic social skills development center where all children have a right to meaningful relationships with others. They strive to eliminate barriers to friendship and empower children to be socially successful across the lifespan using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. Everything they do is rooted in research, empirically validated, and proven to work. They conceptualize critical, previously considered "tricky to teach" skills through a scientific framework. In doing so, they achieve socially-significant change for kids by providing the support they need to develop real connections with other people beyond the walls of The Hangout Spot. You can find Justyna & Meghan and learn more about The Hangout Spot here: https://www.thehangoutspotllc.com/ TRANSCRIPT for this episode can be found at specialed.fm shortly after the episode publishes.