Social support for HFA in middle/high school- helpful?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My student with HFA did a social group every Friday lunch for 3 years in middle school. I think it was very helpful just to have that social outlet. They called it "Comic Book Club" and played games and talked about geeky stuff. Some NT kids joined voluntarily.

Cool! Was this organized by the school as an official accommodation for kids with social difficulty, or informally? I am not sure how to approach the school about how they might help. Though I suppose i can just ask what they can do.