Social Skills Training for Children in Ahmedabad
Building communication abilities and social interaction skills in group and individual settings.
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Social Skills Training in Ahmedabad, Quick Answer
Social skills training teaches children how to greet, take turns, share, read facial expressions, join a group, handle losing and keep a conversation going. At Magical Moves in Ahmedabad, Dr. Yatri Shah's team uses role play, social stories, video modelling and structured peer groups, then transfers the skills to school and the playground.
Social Skills Training at a Glance
- Suitable age range
- 3 to 16 years
- Session duration
- 45 to 60 minutes
- Typical frequency
- 1 to 2 sessions a week, individual then small group
- Delivered by
- Dr. Yatri Shah (BPT, MPT, Pediatric Physiotherapy Specialist)
- Formats available
- In-centre one-to-one, small group sessions, online consultation, home programme
- Consultation languages
- English, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi
- Location
- #508, 5th Floor, A Wing, Arjun Icconic, Shastrinagar, Naranpura, Ahmedabad 380013, Gujarat, India
- Timings
- Mon to Sat: 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM | Sunday: Holiday
- Booking
- Call/WhatsApp +91 9099968248 or submit the enquiry form on this page
What is Social Skills Training?
Social skills are learnable. Children who do not pick them up naturally, by watching, imitating and inferring, can still learn them when the rules are taught explicitly, practised in a safe setting, and then transferred to real life with support. That is precisely what structured social skills training does.
At Magical Moves, Ahmedabad, social skills training runs in both individual and small-group formats. Individual sessions teach the target skill in isolation with modelling, role-play and video feedback. Small groups of two to four children of similar level then provide the essential practice environment, because a social skill only becomes real when it is used with another child rather than with an adult.
We work on the full spectrum of skills: eye contact and greeting, joint attention, requesting and refusing, turn-taking and sharing, starting and maintaining a conversation, understanding facial expressions and tone, personal space, emotional recognition and regulation, coping with losing a game, and identifying and responding to bullying or unsafe situations.
Who Benefits from Social Skills Training?
- Children with autism spectrum disorder
- Children with ADHD who struggle with peer relationships
- Shy, anxious or socially withdrawn children
- Children who play alongside but not with other children
- Children who dominate conversations or miss social cues
- Children with speech and language delay affecting interaction
- Children preparing to join or return to mainstream school
Our Social Skills Training Programme at Magical Moves
Social skills assessment
Structured observation of interaction, plus parent and teacher reports of peer relationships at school.
Explicit skill teaching
Breaking each social skill into observable steps and teaching them with modelling and rehearsal.
Role-play and video modelling
Practising greetings, requests, conversations and conflict situations with immediate feedback.
Small-group practice
Peer-matched groups of two to four children for real interaction with therapist support and fading prompts.
Emotional literacy
Recognising, naming and managing emotions in oneself and reading them accurately in others.
Generalisation support
Home and school assignments so skills are used with real peers, siblings and classmates.
Signs Your Child May Need Social Skills Training
- Plays alone even when other children are available
- Does not respond to greetings or questions from peers
- Talks only about a single topic of interest
- Stands too close or too far from others
- Frequent conflicts, or excludes themselves after conflict
- Cannot cope with losing a game
Benefits Parents Can Expect
- Improved eye contact, greeting and conversation initiation
- Better turn-taking, sharing and cooperative play
- Reduced social anxiety and school avoidance
- Improved ability to make and keep friends
- Better emotional regulation during conflict and losing
- Smoother inclusion in mainstream classrooms
How the Programme Works, Step by Step
- 1
Assessment and goal setting
Identifying the specific social skills that are missing and prioritising them.
- 2
Individual teaching phase
One-to-one instruction of the target skills with modelling and rehearsal.
- 3
Group placement
Matching the child to an appropriate peer group by age and ability level.
- 4
Group sessions
Structured games and activities engineered to require the target skill repeatedly.
- 5
Real-world assignments
Weekly tasks with siblings, neighbours or classmates, with parent recording.
- 6
Review
Progress reviewed with parents and, with consent, with teachers.
Social Skills Training Compared with Related Therapies
Many parents in Ahmedabad ask which therapy their child actually needs. This table compares social skills training with the therapies most often recommended alongside it, so you can see the difference before you book.
| Compare | Social Skills Training (this page) | Behaviour Therapy | Play Therapy | Autism Physiotherapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Turn taking, conversation, play with peers and friendship skills | Reducing challenging behaviour and teaching replacement skills | Emotional expression, confidence and learning through guided play | Motor skills, body awareness, regulation and participation in autism |
| Best suited for | Children who play alone, struggle with peers or miss social cues | Tantrums, aggression, non-compliance, ADHD, autism | Anxiety, emotional regulation, poor play skills, low confidence | Children on the autism spectrum with motor or regulation difficulty |
| Age range | 3 to 16 years | 2 to 16 years | 1 to 12 years | 18 months to 18 years |
| Session length | 45 to 60 minutes | 45 minutes | 45 minutes | 45 minutes |
| Sessions per week | 1 to 2 a week | 1 to 2 a week | 1 to 2 a week | 2 to 3 a week |
| Typical programme | 12 to 20 weeks, individual then small group | 12 to 20 weeks with weekly parent training | 10 to 20 weeks | 16 to 32 weeks |
| Home practice | Weekly practice outings and structured play | Consistent daily plan, 15 minutes structured | 15 minutes daily special play time | 20 minutes daily movement routine |
| First signs of progress | Initiating greetings and short back-and-forth play in 6 to 8 weeks | Fewer and shorter episodes, better transitions within 4 to 8 weeks | Richer pretend play and easier separation in 4 to 8 weeks | Better imitation, longer engagement, calmer body in 6 to 10 weeks |
Ranges are typical starting points at Magical Moves, Ahmedabad. Dr. Yatri Shah confirms the exact plan after the first assessment.
Social Skills Training Plan Calculator
Move the sliders to see what a realistic social skills training programme looks like in hours, sessions and review points. The starting values are the plan Dr. Yatri Shah most often recommends for this service.
Social Skills Training at Magical Moves, Ahmedabad
Build your child's plan
16 sessions
Therapy sessions in the plan
16 hours
Time with the therapist
24 hours
Guided practice at home
3 reviews over 3.7 months
Formal progress reviews
Over 3.7 months your child would get about 40 hours of structured input, 16 hours in the centre and 24 hours at home. Home practice is usually what decides how fast progress comes, which is why every session at Magical Moves ends with parent coaching.
This is a planning tool, not a medical prescription or a quotation. The final plan depends on your child's assessment.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Social Skills Training
Social Skills Training Near You, Areas We Serve in Ahmedabad
Families travel to Magical Moves for social skills training from across Naranpura, Shastrinagar, Navrangpura, Vastrapur, Bodakdev, Satellite, Thaltej, Gurukul, Ranip, Sabarmati, Chandkheda, Motera, Nava Vadaj, Paldi, Maninagar, Bopal, SG Highway, Gota, Nikol and Gandhinagar. The centre is on the 5th floor of Arjun Icconic in Shastrinagar, Naranpura, a short drive from Naranpura Cross Roads, Akhbarnagar and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation sports complex, with lift access, parking nearby and easy connectivity from the SG Highway and Ashram Road corridors. Small peer groups are formed by age and skill level so children practise with real partners. Parents outside Ahmedabad and from other cities in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh use the online consultation option for assessment reviews and home-programme coaching.
Visit Our Centre in Ahmedabad
Magical Moves Pediatric Physiotherapy and Intervention Centre
Dr. Yatri Shah (BPT, MPT, Pediatric Physiotherapy Specialist)
#508, 5th Floor, A Wing, Arjun Icconic,
Shastrinagar, Naranpura,
Ahmedabad 380013, Gujarat (GJ), India
Mon to Sat: 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM | Sunday: Holiday
Related Therapy Services
Behaviour Therapy
Evidence-based interventions to support positive behavioral changes and social development.
Play Therapy
Using play as a therapeutic tool to promote emotional, social, and cognitive development.
Autism Physiotherapy
Tailored physiotherapy programs specifically designed for children on the autism spectrum.