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Autism Camps

Transitioning from School Year to Summer Time – Autism

April 21, 2009

As the school year draws to a close, I am dreading the transition. I know that all children have a few off days when the summer break starts but in our household, it can take up to a month to get in a new groove. By that time, we’ve got to start preparing [...]

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Seeking Parents of Children who Have Attended an Autism Summer Camp

April 20, 2009

My children are young – 7 and 5 – and I haven’t taken the leap to enroll them in a special needs/autism summer camp. The area in which I live doesn’t have the widest variety of options available but as I report about autism summer camps across the country, I realize that there are [...]

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Florida Autism Camp May be Cancelled Due to Funding

April 15, 2009

The worldwide financial crisis is hitting one Florida special needs camp hard. The Pasco Association for Challenged Kids (PACK) needs to raid tens of thousands of dollars in order to open its doors for its traditional, four-week summer camp.
An article by Carl Orth on The Suncoast News website tells of the camp’s plight:
“Our kids [...]

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Camp SSTAR in Kansas Releases 2009 Information

April 8, 2009

This year will mark the second year that Camp SSTAR is held. SSTAR stands for Social Skills Technology Asperger Recreation Camp and is a summer camp that “was developed to provide children with Asperger syndrome and high- functioning autism an environment that delivered a “scouting” experience like other camps. What makes Camp SSTAR [...]

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S-Club’s Social Skills Summer Camp in Arizona

April 8, 2009

Children and teens with high functioning autism, Aspergers, ADHD, NVLD and other diagnosis often leave parents struggling to find a summer program that can accommodate and support them. S-club’s summer camp will improve your son/daughter’s social interaction skills while learning the enjoyment of peer interaction. Kim Yamamoto and Elaine Berkley invite your child [...]

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Haugland Learning Center – Ohio

April 5, 2009

I have just revisited the website of the Haugland Learning Center. The organization runs a summer camp program for children with Asperger’s Syndrome and children with autism. Additionally, the organization runs schools at several locations throughout Ohio – Columbus, Lancaster, Middleport, Portsmouth, and Fremont (opening Fall 2009). Prior to today, I only [...]

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