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Parent/Counselor Remarks


The parents complete a survey after each session that includes questions about their child’s experience and participation in camp activities, the counselors, and their overall camp perception. Results of the survey showed that all parents felt that their child enjoyed the camp. Here are some of their written comments:


Parent Remarks:


“Thank you for the pictures! I appreciate you working hard to find strategies that worked for my child and engaging him.”

“Thank you all so much. Everyone is great!”

“Tim really helped Seeley grow!! Thanks Bro!!”

“The one on one ratio is a blessing and the activities are awesome”

“Family savings was at least 300+. The money saved was used for school clothes/supplies and the pedaure our son drinks daily which can be pretty expensive”

“Evan loves coming to camp!”

“My son loves coming to this camp. He can not go to other camps due to behaviors and medical complications”

“Great program”

“Transitions are hard for him and just offer the 1st day I didn’t have to sneak out!”

“I loved that yall involved animals and that you try to touch on all sensory issues”

“This provided my son an opportunity to interact with other kids and adults to help him with his social skills.”

“This was our first experience at camp and LOVED it!”


Counselor Remarks:


“Well, my experience at the camp has been much better than I expected! I was kind of nervous but was also eager to learn from the kids and take something away from them as well. Now having gone through a full week, I know what to expect and the energy it takes to stay at my campers’ level. One of the best things for me was interacting with some of the other campers, mainly the older ones. It has really shed some light on was autism looks like with a range of different aged kids.”

“The best thing that happened was when my camper chose to race another camper one-lap in the pool.  Up until that point, I had not seen him even attempt to doggy paddle. He mainly walks around the pool, close to a side, clutching his starfish.” The overall experience as a counselor at the camp was very rewarding.”

“My camper progressively got a little bit better at not being so demanding when interacting with the other kids. I noticed he would say excuse me or wait his turn a couple of times. He was very polite after his fit on the air hockey table. He accepted “losing” the goal and would go around the table to cheer on his opponent, it was very sweet.”

“There were moments when I was proud of my camper, such as when he made several  successful basketball shots, when he made a new friend from the other camp, or when he tried something new and scary such as jumping in the pool.”

“I genuinely enjoyed my volunteering experience, and I am looking forward to coming back next summer. learned a lot about autism and about my camper specifically, in just four short days and I can only assume the experience would’ve gotten better and better for us both had we been together the entire four weeks of camp.”

“One of my finest experiences was working at the summer camp for children with autism. I am extremely grateful for the chance to work with kids who have autism. I found it to be a very positive experience to observe his behavior change from the first to the fourth week. I observed significant improvement in his behavior. He listened and began to converse briefly and say a few phrases. Over the past two weeks, he has also liked spending at least 30 minutes playing on the playground. He played with other children and took part in group activities. I had a wonderful experience, learned a lot, and am incredibly grateful that I got the chance.”