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Alternative Summer Camps - Therapeutic
wilderness experiences for adolescents, pre-teens, and adults.
Descriptions and links for a variety of programs in different states. |
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Aerie Experiences - Experiential, adventure-based,
wilderness and therapeutic activities for children,
individuals and families navigating Neurobiological
Disorders, Aspergers, High Functioning Autism, Learning
Disabilities and other special needs. |
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Blue Compass - An adventure camp for 7-22 year-olds with
Adhd/Add, Asperger’s, & High-Functioning Autism, who can
benefit from camps focused on building personal and social
confidence. Based out of Seattle, Washington, we operate
programs throughout the Pacific NW. |
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Camp Allen -
Private, non-profit, residential summer camp for
individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities. Located in
Bedford, New Hampshire. Schedule, activities, photos, and application
forms. |
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Camp Awareness was developed by Sue Hansen for higher functioning kids
and adults located in Indiana. |
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Camp Courageous -
Year-round recreational and respite care activities
in a camp setting in Iowa. |
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Camp Determination -
Kansas City, KS for children with AS is sponsored by the Autism Asperger
Resource Center |
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Camp Easter Seals New Mexico -
Offers one-week sessions for kids and adults with
physical and/or mental disabilities. Held at Kamp Kiwanis in Vanderwagen,
New Mexico. Past season recaps, staff, map, and contact information. |
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Camp Huntington - Co-ed,
overnight, 7-week program serving 6-21 year old campers with Learning and
Developmental Disabilities, ADD, PDD, autism and other special needs.
Located in High Falls, New York. Activities, daily schedule, facilities,
dates, rates, and information request form. |
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Camp Jened - Provides
a vacation for adults who have a wide range of physical and developmental
disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, Autism and Behavior
Disorders. Located in New York. |
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Camp
Kodiak is a residential camp for children and teens with
learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder in Canada |
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Camp Lee Mar - All
the fun and activities of a traditional summer camp. Also academics,
speech and language therapy, and vocational preparation. |
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Camp Nuhop - A
summer residential program for any youngster from 6 to 16 with a learning
disability, behavior disorder, or attention deficit disorder. |
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Camp Northwood - "Since
1976, Camp Northwood has been providing quality programming to a coed
population of 150 children in need of structure and individualization. The
Camp Northwood program is oriented toward a population of socially immature,
isolated, non-aggressive children ranging in age from 8-18 that experience
difficulties in social and academic settings due to a variety of types of
learning challenges." |
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Camp Oakhurst - Serves
children and adults with physical disabilities. Summer camp, year round
respite and vacation programs. Located in New Jersey. |
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Camp Optimism - A
residential summer camp for handicapped children with mental or physical
disabilities. Located in Virginia |
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Camp Ramah in Wisconsin is a unique Jewish community in the Northwoods of
Wisconsin. Each summer campers and staff experience the wonders of nature,
learn from dynamic teachers and specialists, expand their own creativity and
explore being Jewish. |
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Camp ReCreation - A
residential summer camp program in California which offers participants
with developmental disabilities opportunities for fun, social interaction,
skill development, and spiritual growth while increasing the awareness and
acceptance of participants in the larger community. |
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Camp Rotary - Residential
summer camp for children and adults with physical or developmental
disabilities. Located on Grand Lake in New Brunswick, Canada. Schedule,
programs, facilities, photos, and detailed information for campers and
parents. |
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Camp Rubber Soul - A
recreation camp offering one week overnight sessions for children with
varying degrees of disabilities. A one to one counselor ratio offers a
unique, fulfilling, and rewarding experience. |
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Camp Starfish - Serves
emotionally, behaviorally, and learning disabled children by providing a
safe therapeutic milieu in a natural camp setting with a one-one camper to
staff ratio. Description of Massachusetts camp, pictures, camper and
counselor applications. |
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Camp Summit - A
residential camp in Texas for children, youth, and adults who are
developmentally delayed, physically challenged, multi-disabled or dual
sensory impaired |
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Camp Tamarack -
Summer programs for children and teens with
learning disabilities, offering academic instruction and traditional camp
activities. Located in Saskatchewan, Canada. Mission, programs, and forms
for campers and staff. |
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Camp Thorpe - Located
in Goshen, Vermont. Operates two summer camp programs - one for adults and
one for children. Accepts children ages 10-20 with a variety of physical
and mental challenges including cerebral palsy, developmental delays,
epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, moderate emotional difficulties,
down-syndrome, and abuse histories. The adult program's campers are
primarily developmentally disabled. However, some campers are physically
challenged, autistic, have moderate behavioral problems, and have personal
care needs. Program, schedule, directions, and application form. |
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Camp Timberwolf - Experiential
outdoor tent camping program for boys and girls ages 6 through 12 with
ADD, ADHD, LD, OCD and similar behavioral challenges. Based on the grounds
of Highland Lake Inn and Country Retreat in Flat Rock, North Carolina.
Program, staff, dates, rates, and online registration. |
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Camp Thunderbird -Six
or twelve-day sessions available between June and August for
developmentally disabled individuals of all ages. Located at Wekiva
Springs State Park in Apopka, Florida. Application, schedule, rates, and
contact information. |
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Camp Winston - Offers
residential recreational summer programs for campers with complex
neurological disorders such as Tourette Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, learning
disabilities, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, autism, and other PDD spectrum disorders.
Located on Sparrow Lake in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canda. |
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Easter Seals Wisconsin - Camp
Wawbeek for children and adults ages seven and up with physical
disabilities with mild to no cognitive impairments; Respite Camp for
children and adults who have more involved disabilities that require
one-on-one attention. |
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Camps 4R Kids Foundation -
A non-profit organization that seeks donations to
fund free family camps and recreational experiences for kids with
disabilities and their families |
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Camping Unlimited is
a residential camp for children with developmental
disabilities in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains. |
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Drama-Play Connection - "Our Pragmatic Drama workshop is designed to teach
pragmatic language skills and foster the development of social skills through
the art of drama. Our program serves children and young adolescents who
function well in most areas, but are struggling with the social deficits
associated with Asperger's Disorder (AS), Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD),
and other Developmental Disorders" |
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Eureka Outdoor Camp - Our philosophy is to give
children a sense of accomplishment, and to experience
success in whatever they choose to do. We do not provide
religious or academic training. Our focus is on the outdoors
and activities associated with fostering an appreciation and
enjoyment of the outdoors. We serve
Learning disabilities;
ADD/ ADHD; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Mild Autism/Aspergers
Syndrome; Tourettes Syndrome; Oppositional Defiance Disorder
and Epilepsy. |
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Frost Valley
YMCA serves youth and young adults aged 7 to 25 who have developmental
disabilities. |
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Happy Adventure Summer Camp - Day
summer camp serving severely developmentally and physically disabled
children and young adults from Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and Ventura,
California. |
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High Esteem's Camp Goodwill - A
central New York not-for-profit that provides residential camping as well
as, year round programs for children/young adults with physical
disabilities and of special needs. |
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Inspiration Center - Handicap
accessible Christian camp and retreat center offers programs for both
physically and mentally challenged children and adults. Also available for
group retreats. Located in Walworth, Wisconsin. Schedule, fees, and
registration forms. |
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Kamp
A-Kom-Plish "is a sleep away camp for children and teens aged 8 to 16.
Located on 108 acres in the beautiful Maryland countryside, we have
comfortable, air-conditioned cabins a fishing and boating pond, miles of
trails for riding and hiking and a state-of-the-art Ropes Course." |
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Kamp Dovetail - A
volunteer run summer camp for children with physical and mental
disabilities in Ohio |
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Lions Bear Lake Camp - Offers
a free camp for visually impaired youth and a low-cost camp for hearing
impaired youth. Facility is also available for rental year-round, with
discounts to special needs and nonprofit/youth groups. Located in Lapeer,
Michigan. Photos, programs, fees, and information request forms. |
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Lions Club Camp Kirk - Co-ed
residential camp whose mission is to provide a nurturing, non-competitive,
and structured atmosphere for 6 to 14 years olds who have learning
disabilities and/or ADD/ADHD. Located in Kirkfield, Ontario. Testimonials,
FAQ, dates, rates, and application. |
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Meadowood Springs
Speech and Hearing Camp "is specifically designed to
serve children with communication disorders and their
families. The camp experience provides intensive therapy
combined with such activities as swimming, canoeing,
fishing, handicrafts, hiking, nature lore, field games,
table games, puppet shows, skits, movies, bingo, dances,
campfires, and songfests. Families enhance their skills
raising their children in our Family Intensive Workshops
while enjoying time in our camp environment". |
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Monarch School
Summer Education Program - 3 Programs to Serve Students with Autism
Spectrum Disorders (Autistic Disorder, Asperger’s Disorder, PDD-NOS);
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder; Learning Disabilities;
Tourette’s Syndrome; Mood Disorders (Bipolar Disorder, Depression);
Anxiety Disorders and other neurological differences. |
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Partners in Adventure - Fully
inclusive and non-competitive program in Burlington, Vermont for young
people 12 to 21 with a full range of physical and developmental abilities
and their non-disabled peers. Organization history, dates, rates, and
forms. |
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Recreation Unlimited - Summer
camp, day camp, respite retreat weekends for mentally and physically
challenged from 8 to 80 years old. A 165 acre campus in North Central
Ohio.
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| Round Lake Camp is a residential camp
that is for campers with learning differences. They state that their camp is
now 2/3 Aspergers.
Contact Sheira Nowack at
rlc@njycamps.org
or 973-575-3333 x 145 |
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SOAR - Operating
out of Balsam, North Carolina, and Dubois, Wyoming, SOAR leads high
adventure programs for LD and ADHD preteens, teens, and adults throughout
the Southeast, Florida Keys, Caribbean, Rockies and Desert Southwest.
Programs, staff profiles, FAQ, and application form. |
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Special Touch - An
organization whose goal is to provide disabled individuals around the
United States or their families with a summer camp and a chapter support
group they can attend. |
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Summit Camp and Travel -
Serving boys and girls classified as having
attention deficit disorders and possible concomitant learning disabilities
or mild emotional problems. Located in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 3 hours
from New York City. |
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Talisman
Summer Programs offers a summer camp for young people
ages 8-22, a year-round boarding school for students grades
7-12, and a transitions program for young adults ages 18-24
who have learning disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder/
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Asperger’s
Syndrome, and high-functioning autism. Please visit
Talisman Programs;
Talisman
Transitions and
Talisman
Academy. |
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The Fowler Center for Outdoor Learning - Located
in Michigan, provides recreational opportunities for children and adults
with mental and physical disabilities, including trails, adapted horseback
riding, organic garden, and barnyard. |
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The Learning Camp - Summer
camp for 7-17 year old ADHD, ADD, learning disabled, and dyslexic children
offers academic tutoring and traditional camp activities. Located in Vail
Valley, Colorado. Includes photos, staff profiles, testimonials, and
registration form. |
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Therapeutic Holidays Camp - Charitable
organization, located in Crete, offering holidays combined with an
extensive range of healing programs and activities to people with various
disabilities and social adjustment problems. Photos, programs, activities,
and contact information. |
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Therapy/Respite Camps for Kids - Information about summer camps that focus
on therapy for kids with special needs and/or respite for the kids and their
families broken down into national categories and regional categories in the
USA, Canada, Central America,
Greece and other areas. |
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