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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid has different issues, but I've worked at both mainstream and special needs camps.

My advice would be to look at the ASD-specific camps, particularly since your DS is in a mainstream private. It's not that he can't "handle" mainstream camp, it's that there is value in being someplace where other kids are like him, counselors have chosen to work with kids like him, and where he doesn't have to "mask" his ASD.

Summer camp should be a place where kids can just be themselves, and for kids with special needs, there's a lot to be said about putting them in an environment actually designed for them rather than it being another place they have to fit themselves into. [/quote]

Interesting concept. If a kid with ASD has been in mainstream public and seem to fit in with okay friendship and okay grades,  should parents also consider ASD-specific camp? Are ASD-specific camp less competitive and does less activities than others, how do parents know if their kids fit in if kid is really high functioning but quirky, not sure if kid try hard to fit in mainstream in school or not?[/quote]

Akeela specifically says it is for kids who may be fine in a mainstream school setting and do not need any therapies over the summer. They are set up to give kids an opportunity to be themselves over the summer and develop friendships w others.[/quote]

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