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The KIDOBOLÓ group is a small-group therapeutic programme for children aged 8–11, based on neurologic music therapy.

Age group: children aged 8–11.

Focus: ADHD, attention and executive-function difficulties, anxiety, emotion-regulation difficulties and challenges with school and social adjustment.

Methodology: neurologic music therapy integrated with expressive and mentalisation-focused elements. Group drumming and creative musical activities support concentration, coordination and self-control, while also strengthening emotional regulation and relationships between group members.

How the group works:

• Therapeutic group running weekly throughout the school year.
• 50-minute thematic sessions tailored to individual and group needs.
• Slow-open group, minimum 3 and maximum 6 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, music therapist and RGM Master Therapist.

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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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Format: group observation for diagnostic purposes.

Focus: recommended whenever a child's difficulties may be influenced by challenges in connecting with others, their role and experiences within a peer group, or patterns of behaviour in social settings.

Methodology: the diagnostic group is a playful assessment combining verbal and non-verbal methods. Its aim is to gain a broad understanding of the child's emotional, social and cognitive functioning. The focus is not on drawing ability or manual skill, but on how the child adapts to peers, group leaders and tasks.

Methods may include shared drawing tasks, projective and story-based techniques, the Six-Part Story Method and storytelling. We observe, among other things, how the child sustains attention, whether cognitive, emotional, impulse-control and social skills are age-appropriate, how they co-operate with peers, tolerate frustration, and express thoughts and emotions within a group.

Groups are adapted to participants' current condition, age and developmental level. Each child attends two consecutive 50-minute sessions within their age group. Even when entering the group is initially difficult, the aim is for children to leave with the experience of shared play.

Frequency: the diagnostic group is organised twice a month. Following the observation period, families receive a summary and may request a parent consultation.

Observations from the sessions give psychologists and the assessment team a detailed picture of the child's behaviour and functioning in a community setting. This provides important information for planning subsequent therapeutic support and helps identify the child's specific needs and the most appropriate helping process.

Possible group leaders: Erika Pap – clinical psychologist, symbol therapist and MBT-A therapist; Erzsébet Katalin Komáromi – art therapist; and Judit Jantner – clinical psychologist.

Group size: minimum 5, maximum 8 participants.

Age group: 4–12 years.

It is not currently possible to register for this group independently. For information about Murmo's assessment pathways, please contact murmomail@murmo.hu.

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Social-communication skills development for young people aged 10–14 with autism spectrum conditions and/or significant social-functioning difficulties. The group aims to support the formation and maintenance of peer relationships and successful participation in school communities through the development of social and communication skills.

Age group: young people aged 10–14 with ASD, social-functioning difficulties or challenges in peer relationships.

Focus: difficulties with school adjustment, social communication, anxiety and connecting with others.

Methods:

• Cognitive behavioural elements, including reward and reinforcement.
• Autism-specific tools, including visual supports and social stories.
• Social learning and modelling.
• Role play and situational practice.
• Creative and hands-on activities.
• Co-operative games.

Developmental focus:

• Recognising and expressing emotions.
• Learning and understanding social rules.
• Maintaining relationships, co-operation and problem-solving.
• Self-esteem, self-protection and assertiveness.
• Using verbal and non-verbal communication tools.
• Managing anxiety.
• Developing mentalisation skills.

How the group works: admission requires a parent consultation and, where necessary, an individual assessment of the young person, followed by three to four introductory individual sessions with the group leader before placement.

Group leaders: Kamilla Kelemen – special educational needs teacher and speech and language therapist; Zsófia Mészár – clinical psychologist.