Summer camp for child with significant disabilities

[Anonymous]

I’m looking for a camp or program for my elementary school-age child with ASD over the summer. Every camp I call seems to require more independence than my child has at this stage (likely needs a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio of kid to adult). Are there any options? I am getting desperate because we need to find some sort of childcare for several summer weeks to be able to keep working. Any leads are appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Region? DC? MD? VA?

[Anonymous]

How old is your child and where are you located? There is a therapeutic camp (includes OT and speech) at Katherine Thomas School, but it only goes up to age 7. Montgomery County Recreation also runs a camp for children with special needs.

[Anonymous]

Verbal Beginnings has an ABA-based summer program.

[Anonymous]

https://www.verbalbeginnings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Social-Beginnings-VB-SummerCamp-2022.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old is your child and where are you located? There is a therapeutic camp (includes OT and speech) at Katherine Thomas School, but it only goes up to age 7. Montgomery County Recreation also runs a camp for children with special needs.

Thank you. I tried the KTS camp but my child is 8 so they cannot take him. Will check out Montgomery county recreation. Happy to do Montgomery Count, DC, or PG County

[Anonymous]

Camps for kids w/ ED may have better ratios to fit your needs. Try:

https://campattaway.org/

[Anonymous]

This. You can be any religion or level of capacity: https://www.benderjccgw.org/camp-jcc/

[Anonymous]

Leaps and Bounds runs a summer camp

http://www.leapsandboundsot.com/

[Anonymous]

This is the Prince George's county parks and rec summer brochure. Page 7 talks about inclusion programming. They also have alternative placement programs but those are only for PG county residents - but it looks amazing if you are a resident.

https://bt.e-ditionsbyfry.com/publication/?m=37251&i=783036&p=6&ver=html5

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m looking for a camp or program for my elementary school-age child with ASD over the summer. Every camp I call seems to require more independence than my child has at this stage (likely needs a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio of kid to adult). Are there any options? I am getting desperate because we need to find some sort of childcare for several summer weeks to be able to keep working. Any leads are appreciated.

Rec PAC of Fairfax County

[Anonymous]

There's Camp Aristotle in Silver Spring: https://www.theauburnschool.org/camparistotlesilverspring as well...

[Anonymous]

Have you tried Karasik in Silver Spring? They are run by The Arc and when my kids went there, they had non verbal kids in daycare/camp that seemed like they might have had ASD.

[Anonymous]

Building Blocks runs Camp Splish Splosh which could be a good fit.

https://buildingblockstherapy.com/summer-program/

[Anonymous]

If theater is their thing - Imagination Stage offers 1:1 inclusion aides for camps!