🌟 Exciting news from our PEERS® community! 🌟 One of our Certified Providers just released their NEW children’s book: Lizzy’s New School of Fish 🐠 This beautiful story is inspired by the UCLA PEERS® social skills program and dedicated to our very own founder and director!

We’re proud to share that our Founder and Director, Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, will be speaking on September 25 about her insights and proven strategies, backed by over 85 peer-reviewed studies. 📅 Register today: register.gotowebinar.com/register/26298…

Congratulations to our newest PEERS Certified Providers! Approximately 55 mental health professionals and educators attended the 3-day PEERS for Adolescents Certified Training Seminar via Zoom over September 4-6, 2025, led by Dr. Elina Veytsman. Welcome to Team PEERS!

🧩 Research Opportunity: Early Emotion Study We’re sharing on behalf of the UCLA Scan Lab, who are recruiting children ages 3–5 years old (with or without an autism diagnosis) for a study on early emotion recognition. Sign up here: uclahs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2t…

Last chance to enroll for our fall PEERS® Online Social Skills Groups for young adults, available worldwide!! Our upcoming group starts Tuesday, September 29, 2025 - with limited spots available!! Contact the UCLA PEERS® Clinic to learn more or begin the enrollment process.

The FDA plans to add warnings to Tylenol about possible risks for autism and ADHD when taken during pregnancy. Major medical groups continue to agree that Tylenol remains the safest option when used as directed. Read more, including a quote from Dr. Liz Laugeson.

Last chance to enroll for our fall PEERS® Online Social Skills Groups for young adults, available worldwide!! Our upcoming group starts Tuesday, October 6, 2025 - with limited spots available!! Contact the UCLA PEERS® Clinic to learn more or begin the enrollment process.

PEERS RVa offers social skills, financial literacy sessions fairfaxtimes.com/articles/peers… via @fairfaxtimes

Registration is Still Open! The UCLA PEERS Clinic will be hosting a PEERS® for Young Adults Certified Teleconference via Zoom on November 5 - 7, 2025 from 8 am - 5 pm (PT)! For more information or to sign up, contact our clinic at [email protected] or 310-267-3377.

New PEERS Publication! "Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of the Arabic Version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (Peers-AA) for Autistic Adolescents in Saudi Arabia" has been published!

Closing workforce gaps for autistic adults engineering.tamu.edu/news/2025/09/c…

Registration is open! The UCLA PEERS Clinic will be hosting a PEERS® for Preschoolers Certified Teleconference via Zoom on January 21 - 23, 2026 from 8 am - 5 pm (PT)! For more information or to sign up, contact our clinic at [email protected] or 310-267-3377.

Last chance to enroll for our winter PEERS® for Adolescents In-Person Social Skills Groups here at UCLA! Our upcoming group starts Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - with limited spots available!! Contact the UCLA PEERS® Clinic to learn more or begin the enrollment process.

Registration is open! The UCLA PEERS Clinic will be hosting a PEERS® for Young Adults Certified Teleconference via Zoom on February 18 - 20, 2026 from 8 am - 5 pm (PT)! For more information or to sign up, contact our clinic at [email protected] or 310-267-3377.

Exciting news! Enrollment for our first PEERS® for Dating Online Social Skills Program Is now OPEN💙 Our upcoming group starts soon - with limited spots available!! Contact the UCLA PEERS® Clinic to learn more or begin the enrollment process.

Enrollment for our PEERS® for Preschoolers Parent-Only, Online Social Skills Program is OPEN📢 Our upcoming group starts March 17th, 2026 - with limited spots available!! Contact the UCLA PEERS® Clinic to learn more or begin the enrollment process.

There’s still time to register! The UCLA PEERS® Clinic will be hosting the PEERS® for Preschoolers Certified Teleconference on January 21–23, 2026, from 8 AM–5 PM (PT) over Zoom. Reach out to [email protected] or 310-267-3377 to sign up.

New PEERS Publication! "Neuroplasticity-Based Targeted Cognitive Training as Enhancement to Social Skills Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating a Novel Digital Application for Autistic Adolescents" has been published! To access the publication, scan the QR code🔎

We are excited to share that after the new year, our PEERS® for Adolescents clinical groups will be offered online for California families using insurance. For more information or to begin the enrollment process, please contact the UCLA PEERS® Clinic. We hope you can join us!

Our PEERS® for Preschoolers Certified Teleconference registration is still open from January 21st to 23rd, 2026 from 8am-5pm (PT) via Zoom. Spots are almost gone, so don't wait to secure yours! Ready to join? Reach out now: [email protected] or 310-267-3377.