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[quote=Anonymous]Another new poster with positive Talisman experience for past three years. I have also heard great things about Akeela from a parents group I am in, but it is much more expensive.

After three years at Talisman, my son also went to our local Y camp this year and had a great time. We definitely talked to them before we ever registered and then again right before he went about what specific situations might be challenging for him and recommended responses. They seemed to be very familiar with Asperger‘s and assured me they had had campers with similar profiles in the past. I think the key is to be upfront.

He is fully mainstreamed at schools, has 2-3 good friends (One of them went to the Y camp with him), but is definitely quirky.

Overall, he has had such positive experiences with camp. He is not very good at team sports, but the less competitive atmosphere of outdoorsy activities has given him a lot of confidence. And every year he has come home from Talisman with a new best friend. [/quote]

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