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ADHD Summer Camp Guide

Ready to plan the perfect summer? Along with canoeing, arts, and crafts, today's camps offer activities that teach kids how to make friends, gain academic skills, and more. Browse our listings of 2008 ADHD camps and schools, and check back soon for our new, searchable nationwide camp directory!

Making Friends at Camp

How camp will sharpen your child's social skills.

Getting Started

ADD Camps

Complete Guide to ADHD Camps
Your first step: learning the characteristics of the best camps.

Finding the Best Camp
Strategies to ensure your child is a happy camper.

Q&A: Easing the Transition
A camp counselor with 20 years experience tells all.

Academic Programs

How to Pick the Right Program
What to consider if your child needs additional academic or behavioral support.

Promoting Growth
3 programs that offer fun, friends, and learning.

Options for Teens
College-prep programs geared for high-schoolers.

For Safe, Healthy Kids

Time for a Medicine Break?
Read this before considering a ‘med vacation’ for your child this summer.

Protecting Kids from Accidents
Dr. Larry Silver on how to keep your children safe.

Camp Not For You?

‘Summer School’ for Social Smarts
Everyday gatherings can help your child practice social skills.

Friendship Groups
Why they help—and how to get your child involved in one.

Last Child in the Woods
How parents can relieve kids’ symptoms, right in their own backyards.

Essential Checklists for Parents

How to Choose a Camp
Pose these questions to the director of each ADD/LD camp.

7 Tips for an A+ Summer
Here’s how to ensure your child has an successful experience at camp.

Get Ready for Sleepaway Camp
How to know if your ADDer is ready for an overnight stay.

More Summer Camp Strategies

COMMUNITY FORUMS
Social Skills for My 10-Year-Old Boy
"He is a great kid but he loses it when he is around other kids. We tried a summer camp last year…"

More ADD Forums on Parenting & Discipline

READER TIPS
Plan Well in Advance!
"A great summer camp experience is possible with a little preparation..."—An ADDitude reader
It works for us! More tips from parents

ADD LIFE STORY
Saving Our Lost Boy
"The decision to send our troubled teen to a therapeutic wilderness camp was heart-wrenching. Were we doing the right thing?"
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