How frequent should social skills groups be?

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I am looking into some preschool social skills groups for my 3 1/2 year old son.

We are on the waiting list for a fall session at TEACCH, and may be able to get

into something else in the meantime over the summer. There is also another

program which comes highly recommended (with a price tag to match) that is more

of an ongoing thing - 6-8 week sessions pretty much throughout the year. I was

wondering how many sessions of these social skills groups need to be attended

over the course of a year to make an impact? Do most preschoolers go to a couple

of 6-8 week groups per year, or do they need to be more ongoing? It is different

for the little kids, since there is not a weekly social skills group option in

school like there might be in elementary school.

Thanks!

Bridget