Day Camps (Temporarily Unavailable due to COVID)

Orlando Saturday Day Camp – ADHD, ASD or Aspergers Social Skills Adventure Based Day Camp in Orlando, Florida

Orlando Camp – ADHD or ADD Day Camp Builds Kids & Teens Leadership and Social Skills – This adventure camp for students that may have social skills issues with their peer group or lack assertion/confidence.

Who Should Attend?

Our camps are great for students with ADHD, ADD, Aspergers, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, High Functioning Autism, or just behind socially (See 15 Social Delays List below). Camp takes place at the YMCA Camp Wewa ropes course in Apopka, Fl.

15 Symptoms or Tips to Identify Social Delays

If you can answer yes to two or more of these items about your child, he or she may benefit from learning skills that will help him or her to connect better with peers, and to more confident and prepared for the real world. Here are a few symptoms to look for:

1. Doesn’t recognize non-verbal cues
2. Gets in peers personal space
3. Annoys to get attention because they do not know how to get it another way
4. Low self confidence
5. Poor eye contact
6. Only interested in themselves rather than taking an interest in their peers
7. Talks too much
8. Lacks assertion
9. Impulsive or blurts out responses
10. Tries too hard to make friends laugh – thinks humor will make them friends
11. Reacts to teasing and does not know how to roll with conflict
12. Has a need for justice and fairness and judges peers
13. Isolates or withdraws from peers
14. Always wants to be first or wants to play what they want
15. Kids do not call for play dates or to hang out!

Student Leadership Camp is a fun summer camp that helps build leadership, learning and life skills in kids and teens! This adventure camp for students in the Orlando area is for students that may have social skills issues with their peer group and/or lack assertiveness and self-confidence. This camp takes place at the YMCA Camp Wewa ropes course.

Application-Day Camp Registration Packet

What to Bring:

1. Bug Repellent & Sunscreen
2. Swim Suit & Towel
3. Lunch is provided
4. Parent meeting at 2:45pm

KEY BENEFITS

For Students ages 6-9 & 10-17. Students will be divided by age groups at the Summer Camp.
Observe student interactions with peers and redirect them by providing tools for positive socialization.
Campers will build relationships as they work together to solve each challenge, learning to trust each other and become trustworthy.

Students will learn how to read the body language and non-verbals from a horse as well as empathy, trust, teamwork and respect.

Students will learn how to read the body language and non-verbals from a horse as well as empathy, trust, teamwork and respect.

ROPES COURSES are “Challenge by Choice” which means we do not force kids to do something they do not want to do, but with encouragement and affirmation from their peers kids and adults push themselves to do more than they thought they would do. Ropes courses continue to gain recognition as the experiential learning accelerates insight into trust, healthy communication, friendships, and leadership. The Ropes Program utilizes various initiatives to challenge participants physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. We include both Low Elements, which are close to the ground, and High Elements, which can be up to 40 feet high.

How to Apply:

This Summer we are not offering Summer Camps and wanted to give a list of programs recommended by Additude Magazine We do not endorse any of these camps, but wanted to give you a list to research and read reviews and pick the right camp for your child or teen. We are in the process of working on a camp option for Summer of 2019 so stay tuned. Additionally, we are offering Social Skills groups year round including the Summer! So if you are local give us a call!