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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]

The round lake inclusion program at NJY does a great job of this.  The kids bunk separately but are fully integrated for activities during the day.  During unstructured time, kids are in their bunk which has less kids and therefore less noise, chaos, and overall messiness.  NJY is a huge camp so they eat in shifts.  When my son attended, the inclusion kids ate breakfast 2nd shift so that they had more time to wake up and let meds start to kick in.  The higher camper:staff ratio meant that in the evenings as meds were wearing off, kids could ask to go back to the bunk.[/quote]

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