Camps

Camp Helps Children Conquer Social Disabilities

By on July 29, 2004

The Washington Post Reports:

Liam has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism in which a child functions at a high level. He loves his teachers in school, reads incessantly and performs well in math. But making friends is hard, so he is often lonely at his Arlington school and seldom talks about his classmates, his father said.

After coming home from Take 2, Liam, who had no close friends, talked about camp and friends he had made there.

"He...