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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, BTDT with lots of highs and lows.  
Its not about he diagnosis entirely. Its really about how your child can function in the camp setting and what it takes to succeed. One part of sleep away camp that can be hard for ADHD kids is group living.  In ability to organize thier stuff, messiness in the cabin, impulsivity and hyperactivity can undermine good relationships and lead to conflict. 
There is lots of camp life that takes place before meds kick-in and after they wear off.  Look for smaller bunk sizes.  You will need a camp staff that can coach your kid with TLC. Obvi look for a solid program that can handle daily meds.  Most sleep away programs have this to a science.  [/quote]

Former camp director here (and I still work at an overnight camp for a month every summer)--Everything above is true and I want to stress that the biggest issue I see with kids with a variety of special needs is the ability to cope with unexpected and/or disappointing things. Camp is a giant bowl of unexpected stuff, from tennis getting rained out and turning into an hour of arts and crafts to the kitchen posting grilled cheese for lunch on the daily menu board and then serving spaghetti because of oven issues (both real things I had kids struggle with last summer). If your child has a hard time with those sorts of things, you need to communicate your concerns and your suggestions to help handle those issues right from the start. I can't tell you how many phone calls I have with parents that include the phrase "I can't be proactive and support your child before a situation becomes a problem if I don't know what to anticipate."

As for meds, I cannot imagine an overnight camp these days those doesn't have daily meds down to a science. Where I work there are two nurses who do nothing but handle daily med distribution, which happens 5 times a day (for those counting--wake-up, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime). My phone gets texts all day long about kids who missed their dose and need to be tracked down, usually within 20 minutes of when they should have been there. [/quote]

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