Summer Camp

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Yeah, I really want to meet other aspies, and although the odds of my going to an aspie-only private school are not looking good (my dad can't afford 60 grand per year, does anyone know if New York State will give a tax deduction, or any way they will help pay? ) I might be able to go to an aspie summer camp. I have found 5 likely candidates so far, and they are:

Camp Akeela

Camp Northwood

Summit Camp

Camp Buckskin

Handi Kids

Does anyone know anything about these camps, or have some other possible overnight camp suggestions? I am in poor physical shape, so I do not want one with a mandatory hiking trip (the worst 3 days of my life have been within the last 3 years, each was a hiking trip at a normal summer camp I went to). Also, if you wish to suggest a different camp, please note that I live in the USA, so please no European camps.

OH MY GOD

I have been going to Summit Camp for four years and I'm going back for a fifth. It's the most amazing place I've ever been. I've made my best friends in the world there. I will tell you everything about it you want to know, ever. It's the greatest place in the world and all of the best moments of my life took place there.

You can tell how much I love this place, but it's justified. I cannot stop thinking about it and how incredible and magical it is. Everyone I know who has ever been there loves it and ends up returning, and all have made friends with similar interests and experiences. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I'd be super happy to answer any questions you have about it.

There usually is one hiking trip for each bunk per session, but the staff are generally very accepting; if you explain your distaste to them, they will definitely be able to give you different activities to do back in your cabin. It's not mandatory as long as you're clear with them that you do not want to go.

Ok, cool. It is also the closest to home, so it looks like the most likely candidate atm, but I will need to wait for my dad to get home and discuss it with him. About how many kids are there (just a guess?) and how many per cabin? Thank you for all the info about it, it sounds really great!

camp is not very useful to me... if there were some sort of sensory camp

There are about 350 to 400 kids total now, and there is plenty of space for all since people come and go every year. The cabins almost always have 9 kids and 3 counselors - the staff-to-campers ratio is very high.

My bunk had seven kids this past year, and we were the smallest in the whole camp. Kids swap out for each session, too, so you'll get some different people depending on when you go.

Also, I would like to note that cabins are all extremely carefully selected. The head staff don't just throw kids together by age; they actually look at kids' interests and special needs and put people together based on who they think will get along well.

Camp Northwood is in the Adirondack Mountains on Kayuta Lake just north of Remsen, New York and before Alder Creek. It is a
nice camp and adequately supervised with good counselors.

Have you checked out the new Awesome Summer Camp recently started by the Kelberman Center for Autism? This new camp is
also in the Adirondack Mountains but further north from Camp Northwood, near Woodgate, New York just below Old Forge, N.Y.

Any information about the Awesome Summer Camp can be found through the Kelberman Center for Autism... contact Beth Myers at her telephone number... (315) 797-6241 extension 412. TThe Kelberman Center for Autism also has a support group
for teens and young adults who are 15 years old and older.

There is,sort of.
It's not a camp,but it is a sensory experience,there's a holiday company for people with disabilities called Crysalis [which is what all the ld/asd residential homes here use for residents,as staff are not allowed to support on holidays anymore] and one of their holidays on offer is a sensory experience holiday,their main centre is in Wales.
They deal with high complex needs [including physical and mobility related] but am have been told it costs a fortune.
Unfortunately,they don't deal with some complex needs of autism,and for those who headbang or meltdown and need restraining [which means needing more than one person during those times] they don't offer higher than 1-1 staffing.


On original topic.
it's strange how summer camps [of any kind] aren't as common here,as in America.

complex needs eh.. where is this place.. complex needs is my middle name haha...

Sorry Strapples,should have got the link the first time...
http://www.epiphany.org.uk/chrysalis/chrysalis.html

If can't find the holiday,will get the direct link to it.

One of the guys at home has severe cp and leaning difficulties,but crysalis is still suitable for him.
He must be getting some 2-1 support there as he needs lifting in and out of his wheel chair.

damn it... im going to have to move to the UK in the future haha...