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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]JCC in rockville has a fantastic inclusion program but spots fill quickly.[/quote]

Do you have a website for the JCC?

Also, OP, I would not do the YMCA camps if your son has impulsivity issues--the number of campers is overwhelming for most kids.  And the camper/counselor ratio isn't the best.

You may also try:

http://www.motioneducationrockville.com/Camp2012.aspx

www.playsportsplus.org[/quote]

11:19 here, who recommended YMCA.  We actually looked into JCC last year, but the inclusion spots go to members (or so I was told), and we aren't a member.  The director of the JCC also strongly DISCOURAGED us from sending in an application because, according to her, the children even in the 6 yr old group, which is what I was considering last year, have to be able to navigate 12 - yes, TWELVE - activity and location changes, with little support from counselors, amid hundreds of campers.  She said any child who had trouble doing independent switching among activities would have a hard time if not in an inclusion spot, and again, those inclusion spots were gone before Jan 1 when the non-members were allowed to sign up.  Who knows, it may be different this year, but this was the case last year.

The YMCA was extremely accommodating to my son's needs.  I was very clear about them and very up front when we applied, and they assigned a counselor to look specifically after him, so although there were  12-14 children in the group with 3 counselors, he had very personalized attention and was never lost in the crowd.  Now, he is impulsive but is not defiant/doesn't act out, so if your child is prone to acting out, etc then this might not be right.  But if your child just needs structure and guidance to hold him on course and a good schedule of lots of activities to keep him busy, then YMCA may well be right for your child as well.[/quote]

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