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[quote=Anonymous]Six weeks of sleep away camp??  That will surely feel like a punishment to him.  Or even worse, like a complete disregard or lack of awareness of who he is as a person.  It's hard to imagine communicating anything worse to your child.  Bad idea.

Look for local day camps that fit his interests.  And see if you can recruit a friend to go with him so he's not all alone.

Some kids do not have competitive, outdoorsy interests.  And some are really uncomfortable in social situations, especially if they don't know anyone else.  The answer is not to throw them in to the deep end of the pool.  Start more slowly and see how that goes.

At every stage, validate your child -- you love for who he is, exactly the way he is, and you're not trying to change him or make him into anyone else.  You're just encouraging him to experiment with some new situations to see what he thinks of them.  If they're not the right fit, he doesn't have to do them again after the week of camp is over.  Because it's fine if it turns out he doesn't like the things you think he might like.  He's great just the way he is.
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