Time: Tuesday 16:00–16:50.
An art therapy group for young adolescents aged 12–14 with neurodevelopmental differences (ASD, ADHD). The group supports understanding one's own way of functioning and developing a positive sense of identity, while promoting peer relationships, self-expression, mentalization, increasing independence and adaptive coping strategies. It also aims to help prevent social anxiety and secondary emotional difficulties, strengthen intrinsic motivation and support flexible adaptation.
Detailed professional description
KISKONNEKT is an ASD-specific therapeutic group for young adolescents aged 12–14, combining complex art therapy with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) elements.
Age group: 12–14-year-old young people in the upper years of primary school.
Focus: emotional and relationship difficulties, sensory sensitivities, anxiety, mood difficulties, low self-esteem, social isolation, secondary psychological difficulties and challenges arising from neurodevelopmental differences around the transition into adolescence.
Methodology: sensory, expressive and creative art-therapy techniques, behavioural tools to increase awareness of relationship patterns, and the development of mentalisation skills to support a more accurate understanding of intentions.
Differential diagnosis: ongoing attention is paid to distinguishing conditions that may co-occur with or develop alongside autism; psychiatric follow-up is available when needed.
How the group works:
- Weekly therapeutic group running throughout the school year.
- 50-minute dynamic sessions with an emotional focus.
- Slow-open group, minimum 6 and maximum 8 participants.
- Five parent consultations per school year.
- Regular attendance and completion of any recommended further assessments are required.
Group leader: Petra Kovács – complex art therapist, neurologic music therapist and RGM Master Therapist.
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12–14 évesek, ASD/ADHD, művészetterápiás csoport