RE: cheat sheet for camp?

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Good luck to your son at camp! Hope he enjoys! Mine (11) goes to a mainstream

camp ( past 2 summers) & really enjoys it. It's a warm and fuzzy place tho,

where it's a little more $$ but he gets the right kind of counselors, helpful

directors and a nice mix of kids.

I really like the definition of AS below...exept for the empathy. I feel like

it's more a perspective issue than empathy.

anyway...

http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/Articles/What-is-Asperger-Syndrome-.aspx

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> does anyone have or know where to find a cheat sheet of typical aspie

behaviors that I can give to camp counselors?

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> DS starting at a new mainstream day camp and would like to educate counselors

as best as I can.

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> Thanks,

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NO cheat sheet but a few tips from a Camp Dad and camp board

member. Ask the Director whether any of the staff are pursuing degrees in

special ed (many of the senior counselors are bachelors candidates and some of

the unit directors are often pursing their masters). With that

said, here is a general (but in no way a complete) guide for those

working with kids on the spectrum:

The spectrum is classically associated the “Autistic Triad”

of social awkwardness, sensitivity to external stimuli and preservation on

topics of specialized interests.

Some, but not all suffer from “mind blindness” or

are unable to naturally see things from another ‘s point of view.

Mention any sensory issue your child has either in terms of

things that set the child off or that the child seeks as part of a sensory

diet.

Remember that spectrum kids are like all kids, only more so.

Good luck, I hope your child enjoys and gets as much out

of camp as do our kids.

Very truly yours;

Todd B. Kotler

Attorney and Counselor at Law

PO Box 2041

Massillon, Ohio 44646-2041

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does anyone have or know where to find a cheat sheet of

typical aspie behaviors that I can give to camp counselors?

DS starting at a new mainstream day camp and would like to educate counselors

as best as I can.

Thanks,

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What might be helpful is writing a letter describing your son, his likes/dislikes, things that scare him or make him anxious and strategies you have found helpful. Pam

In a message dated 6/16/2010 8:28:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rachelfran@... writes:

does anyone have or know where to find a cheat sheet of typical aspie behaviors that I can give to camp counselors?DS starting at a new mainstream day camp and would like to educate counselors as best as I can.Thanks,