SPECIAL
PARENT
time to be social
YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS MAKE THE SCENE IN LYNDHURST
O
n a Thursday afternoon a group of young
adults meet up to do karaoke while others
cook dinner at Lyndhurst’s newest club,
which offers independence and social
interaction to those with special needs.
The Social Scene Club, tucked away on
Riverside Avenue, opened early this year and meets five times
a week. It aims to fill a hole that could lead to isolation for the
young adults after they graduate from high school.
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People without special needs have the opportunity to meet
up with friends for dinner or a movie or head to the gym after
work. Lauren Turiello believes special needs adults should be
able to do the same.
“This is an opportunity to do things as adults without Mom
and Dad, and unwind after a long day with their friends,”
Turiello, co-owner and president of The Social Scene Club,
says. “We ask them, ‘What do you want to do?’ How often
do they get asked that question?”
SINGING THEIR HEARTS OUT Members (clockwise from left) Nikki Thiess, Timothy Branchick, Julia Glenbowski and Christina Tattoli, along with staff
members, enjoy karaoke night at The Social Scene in Lyndhurst.