ImagineAct groups are based in the therapeutic application of improvisational theater techniques with the goals of helping young people with Asperger's and social skills needs to:

1) develop relationship skills
2) gain experience with the tools of acting

ImagineAct uses the context of specific
rule-based improvisational activities to help young people with Asperger’s learn and practice social skills. Groups are structured and sequenced, moving from the more concrete to the more abstract, focusing on body language, movement, facial expression, and tone of voice as bridges to social and verbal interactions. Transforming imagination into action, participants can explore spontaneous responses and role-playing in a creative, accepting, safe, fun environment.

This motivating combination of theater-based activities and therapeutic perspective will help support other training or therapy that participants might be receiving. In addition, it will provide young people with an introduction to drama that could inspire further interest.