Very Special Camps

Good Day RettGirls!

With summer almost upon us we wanted to make sure all of you know about a website called Very Special Camps. You can find this at Rettgirl.org in our Product Reviews under Travel/Camps

I have checked out this site and am thrilled at all the information they have here about camps that are just for kids like ours and their families!

We have been invited to several camps over the last few years and I have always been leery. I'm just a tad over protective as I'm sure most of you are!

I do know 3 families personally that go to camps listed on this site and they always talk about how incredible they are.

At this website you can find camps that deal with specific needs or specialized therapies.

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From their website:

AD/HD Camps AIDS Asperger's Asthma Autism Burn

Cancer / Oncology Celiac Cerebral Palsy Cognitive Disabilities Crohn's Disease Cystic Fibrosis

Developmental Disabilities Diabetes Eating Disorders Epilepsy Enuresis (Bedwetting) Deaf and Hard Of Hearing

Heart Disease Learning Disabilities Leukemia Camps Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Physical Disabilities

Social Skills Speech Impairments Spina Bifida Substance Abuse Tourettes Syndrome Vision Impairments

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You can also search by state:

Alabama (3) Arizona (2) Arkansas (1) California (17) Colorado (8) Connecticut (3) Delaware (1) Georgia (10) Florida (7) Idaho (2)

Iowa (2) Illinois (2) Indiana (2) Kentucky (1) Louisiana (2) Maine (3) Maryland (5) Massachusetts (10) Michigan (12) Minnesota (10) Missouri (1)

Nevada (1) New-Hampshire (3) New-Jersey (10) New-Mexico (2) New-York (19) North-Carolina (8) Ohio (7) Oregon (6) Pennsylvania (14)

South-Carolina (2) Tennessee (2) Texas (9) Utah (4) Virginia (6) Vermont (2) Washington (6) Wisconsin (11) Wyoming (1) British-Columbia (4) Ontario (6) Washington-DC (1)

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The first thing I did tonight was go to my state and and was thrilled to see all they offer so close to home for the whole family.

I found that most have 2 staff for every 3 campers. And many have many great therapies available that include:

Hippotherapy
Hydratherapy
Sensory Rooms
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Music Therapy
Animal Therapy

As well as nursing, lifts,and total accessibility to all buildings and vehicles.

Not all camps will be the same or have the same features or activities. Please do your own research and checks on each camp you are looking into.

Good luck to all of you considering sending or taking your girls to a camp this year. If you are thrilled with a camp ... as always, please let us know so we can share your recommendation!

Good luck!

http://rettgirl.org/2009/08/special-needs-camps-website/

Terri V~For RettGirl