Re: summer camps for our kids

June 20, 2009

Not east coast but I worked at Charis Hills in Texas 2 years ago. Pretty good camp if your Christian, might want to avoid it if not. Other then that they aren't many that I know about like that (overnight camps, lots of activities, etc). It is quite a bit cheaper (still $900 a week I think... most of these camps are outrageous, for 1 week or 2). There is one in Ohio, but from my job interview there, you might want to defientally avoid that one (they have every counselor learn to use restraints not just the administrators... and let me tell you when a kid needs to be restrained its scary.) Theres one in Minnesota but thats farther away and about the same price. I think their are a couple in the northeast but their names are escaping me, still same price probably. Then theirs a couple in Canadaland. Other then that your best bet is some of the autism society camps, they are a lot cheaper but you get a lot less sadly (day camps mostly.)

From: cmirabella@...Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:50:28 +0000Subject: ( ) summer camps for our kids

I have hit my wall with my 13 yo aspie he is our only and so isolated and has decided to take over the house! He wants to be the matriach and last I looked i had that job, he wants to cook, clean, do laundry now before you say what are you complaining about it is on his terms only, he stops me from making meals, cleaning up and then does it only when he feels like it. It is a daily battle and is escalating I came home yesterday and he had nailed pots and pans all over my walls in the kitchen. He won't go to bed either he stays up most nights until 1 and then gets up at 6 ish. I am losing it. I really feel like i need a break from him and all his fighting and bullying. I understand he has no other outlets so he is hyperfocusing on the home but it just does not work. He refuses to talk to counselors we have tried many times and became suicidal on prozac. I was looking into Talisman a summer camp for Aspies, in NC very expensive but looks great anyone heard of it tried it, can recommend any others? He has never spent the night away other than grandma a handful of times in his life and he still does not have a friend in the world but I think something like this may give him the confidence he needs. I like a previous poster am menopausal and have much less patience , what a cruel combo kids hormones and moms hormones converging not an ideal combo. thanks for allowing me to vent and open to camps suggestions, east coast ideal. C

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June 20, 2009

If you can get him to go and you can afford it...DO IT!!!! Otherwise ...from some other place...he needs therapy and help and so do you!!! You can't go on like this forever...you'll end up in the hospital before he does. So go for it...send him to camp...it would do him good!!!!

Jan

Janice Rushen

"I will try to be open to all avenues of wisdom and hope"

From: bella5225 <cmirabella@...>Subject: ( ) summer camps for our kids Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 11:50 AM

I have hit my wall with my 13 yo aspie he is our only and so isolated and has decided to take over the house! He wants to be the matriach and last I looked i had that job, he wants to cook, clean, do laundry now before you say what are you complaining about it is on his terms only, he stops me from making meals, cleaning up and then does it only when he feels like it. It is a daily battle and is escalating I came home yesterday and he had nailed pots and pans all over my walls in the kitchen. He won't go to bed either he stays up most nights until 1 and then gets up at 6 ish. I am losing it. I really feel like i need a break from him and all his fighting and bullying. I understand he has no other outlets so he is hyperfocusing on the home but it just does not work. He refuses to talk to counselors we have tried many times and became suicidal on prozac. I was looking into Talisman a summer camp for Aspies, in NC very expensive but looks great anyone

heard of it tried it, can recommend any others? He has never spent the night away other than grandma a handful of times in his life and he still does not have a friend in the world but I think something like this may give him the confidence he needs. I like a previous poster am menopausal and have much less patience , what a cruel combo kids hormones and moms hormones converging not an ideal combo. thanks for allowing me to vent and open to camps suggestions, east coast ideal. C

June 20, 2009

My son went to Charis Hills two years ago . We're Christian and we thought it was great. If it were up to me, he'd go every year but staying away from home for a week w/out anyone he knew was very tough for him. He said "if you could drop me off there during the day and then pick me up to sleep at my own house, I'd go back." Well, the camp was 3 hours away from our house so that wasn't going to work out! So we found a summer day camp w/ a group called Spectrum Social in Austin that he now attends for a week or two in the summertime.

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: G <fnofsports@...>Aspergers Treatment Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:23:24 AMSubject: RE: ( ) summer camps for our kids

Not east coast but I worked at Charis Hills in Texas 2 years ago. Pretty good camp if your Christian, might want to avoid it if not. Other then that they aren't many that I know about like that (overnight camps, lots of activities, etc). It is quite a bit cheaper (still $900 a week I think... most of these camps are outrageous, for 1 week or 2). There is one in Ohio, but from my job interview there, you might want to defientally avoid that one (they have every counselor learn to use restraints not just the administrators. .. and let me tell you when a kid needs to be restrained its scary.) Theres one in Minnesota but thats farther away and about the same price. I think their are a couple in the northeast but their names are escaping me, still same price probably. Then theirs a couple in Canadaland. Other then that your best bet is some of the

autism society camps, they are a lot cheaper but you get a lot less sadly (day camps mostly.)

From: cmirabella@earthlin k.netDate: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:50:28 +0000Subject: ( ) summer camps for our kids

I have hit my wall with my 13 yo aspie he is our only and so isolated and has decided to take over the house! He wants to be the matriach and last I looked i had that job, he wants to cook, clean, do laundry now before you say what are you complaining about it is on his terms only, he stops me from making meals, cleaning up and then does it only when he feels like it. It is a daily battle and is escalating I came home yesterday and he had nailed pots and pans all over my walls in the kitchen. He won't go to bed either he stays up most nights until 1 and then gets up at 6 ish. I am losing it. I really feel like i need a break from him and all his fighting and bullying. I understand he has no other outlets so he is hyperfocusing on the home but it just does not work. He refuses to talk to counselors we have tried many times and became suicidal on prozac. I was looking into Talisman a summer camp for Aspies, in NC very expensive

but looks great anyone heard of it tried it, can recommend any others? He has never spent the night away other than grandma a handful of times in his life and he still does not have a friend in the world but I think something like this may give him the confidence he needs. I like a previous poster am menopausal and have much less patience , what a cruel combo kids hormones and moms hormones converging not an ideal combo. thanks for allowing me to vent and open to camps suggestions, east coast ideal. C

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June 20, 2009

He sounds like my daughter. I had to really search to find a

psychitrist willing to work with my daughter's medication

refusal and very controlling behavior. I think she has to be on something to

reduce her anxiety. Behavior modification is another way to go. The folks at

Yale Conduct Center can be contacted by phone and work with you on his

oppositional behaviors. But if your son is highly anxious he needs something

that will work. Rarely does the first medications work.

At home I have turned our house into a theraupetic setting.

I had locks but on all the doors. So I can lock stuff if she won't

stop doing something I don't want her to do.

She has to earn TV/computer time by acting in a

very basic cooperative way. Activities are planned.

Yesterday she wanted to wash the dog. We just had an accident in the

bathroom with her leaving the facet on and flooding the upstairs.

Do you know I had to lock the dog up in a room. This kido

gets locked into an idea and won't take no.

Our therapist is helping me with her behavior issues. I have had to look long

for this person too. Most therapists do not know how ridgid

this kids can get. But this therapist has a son with AS so he knows.

But I know the medication will help once we find the right one.

I live in NJ there are a few camps in this area but not overnight.

Camp Excel and Harbor Haven.

Pam

- In , " bella5225 " <cmirabella@...> wrote:

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> I have hit my wall with my 13 yo aspie he is our only and so isolated and has

decided to take over the house! He wants to be the matriach and last I looked i

had that job, he wants to cook, clean, do laundry now before you say what are

you complaining about it is on his terms only, he stops me from making meals,

cleaning up and then does it only when he feels like it. It is a daily battle

and is escalating I came home yesterday and he had nailed pots and pans all over

my walls in the kitchen. He won't go to bed either he stays up most nights until

1 and then gets up at 6 ish. I am losing it. I really feel like i need a break

from him and all his fighting and bullying. I understand he has no other outlets

so he is hyperfocusing on the home but it just does not work. He refuses to talk

to counselors we have tried many times and became suicidal on prozac. I was

looking into Talisman a summer camp for Aspies, in NC very expensive but looks

great anyone heard of it tried it, can recommend any others? He has never spent

the night away other than grandma a handful of times in his life and he still

does not have a friend in the world but I think something like this may give him

the confidence he needs. I like a previous poster am menopausal and have much

less patience , what a cruel combo kids hormones and moms hormones converging

not an ideal combo. thanks for allowing me to vent and open to camps

suggestions, east coast ideal. C

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June 20, 2009

My Son is going to Summit Camp in PA. They have a 10 day mini camp. He watched

the DVD and wants to go.

He has never been away either, it looks like it will be a good for

bobbie in NJ