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I looked into social skills camps but we ran into issues where a lot of the groups are [b]compromised[/b], naturally, of kids with special needs and in the most recent group, all of the kids had more severe impairments than he did.  I wondered if anyone was familiar with groups that mixed and matched NT kids and SN kids?  Maybe what I'm seeking is a camp/group that isn't special needs per se, but has leaders capable of handling some kids who need more support?

Any tips or info on opportunities that may be open for August would be greatly appreciated!  
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OP, you need to find a social skill group/camp that has a better mix. [b] I'm skeptical that the other kids were so much more "SN" than your kid.[/b]  [/quote]

Agree.  The issues you describe will not be supported at a non SN camp.  Rather than starting off with a social skills group, you should enroll DS in Speech classes for pragmatic speech so that he learns the give and take needed when playing.  Start off with a therapist.  He needs to learn to be less rigid.

Does your DS have a diagnosis and IEP for school?[/quote]

He does private speech therapy.  I'm assuming that I can ask his SLP about where to find speech classes for pragmatic speech--or do you have any specific recommendations?  His diagnosis from the developmental pediatrician is Expressive Language Disorder and Developmental Coordination Disorder.

We went through Early Intervention before we moved to Maryland and he did have an IEP, but they only qualified him for one hour/week visit with a special ed teacher who came to our house and worked with him. I was underwhelmed with the services we received through the county, which is why we went for private speech and OT.   He did not qualify for the special needs preschool program there, unfortunately, because I heard great things about it.  [/quote]

When my kid was this age, the most helpful thing was a social skills class at school with other kids who needed help in this area.  They had the social classes 4x a week during nap time.  DS has Asperger's and is and always was fully mainstreamed at a language immersion school.  The social skills classes are taught in English even though prek4 at our school is 100% in the target language, no English.  DS has an IEP although you did not need an IEP to be in the social skills class.

We never did outside/private social skills classes bc our school has always provided pragmatic speech therapy and social skills support at school for DS with his NT peers and classmates.  We also found play dates helpful but the school supports invaluable:  you can't beat social skills classes practiced with the kids you need to play with.  DS is now a rising third grader with a large circle of friends including a BFF and pretty popular.

The one issue that stands out is the meltdowns and tantruming.  Most mainstream schools/classrooms will not be able to support this type of behavioral issues if they are still occurring past preschool.  I would focus on this issue and try to get help before your child goes to k.[/quote]

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