This page contains links to schools, camps and programs for children with learning disorders, behavior problems and some mental illnesses. We have not evaluated these programs and listing them does not constitute an endorsement. Please post comments on schools and camps in the Parent to Parent forum. If you can recommend a school, camp or program, email us at info@whatmeds.com.

Camp Round Lake, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania
A camp for children 7-17 with ADD/ADHD and/or Learning Disabilities:
http://www.jewishcamps.org/special/poco.html#round

Atlantic Coast Special Educational Services:
A beach-house based camp and supervised residential area for people 7 years old and older, on the Delaware and Maryland coast:
http://www.kidscamps.com/specialty/special_needs/atlanticcoast/

Camp Huntington:
Camp for ages 6-25 with Learning & Developmental Disabilities, ADD/ADHD, or PDD:
http://www.kidscamps.com/specialty/special_needs/huntington/

Camp Kodiak, in Canada:
Offers a program for LD, ADD/ADHD children, as well as mainstream children:
http://www.campkodiak.com/

Camp Nuhop, near Perrysville, Ohio:
A summer residential program for kids 6 to 16 with a learning disability, behavior disorder, or attention deficit disorder. A second location, Camp Nuhop Colorado, is located in Estes Park, Colorado:
http://www.campnuhop.org

Summer Camps Associated with Schools:

Talisman Summer Camp in North Carolina:
Associated with Stone Mountain School in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Accepts children diagnosed with ADD, ADHD and behavior/emotional problems, from the ages of 9 to 17. It also offers wilderness treks and open boat adventures programs for youths ages 16-20.
http://www.stonemountainschool.org/camp.html

The Gow School Summer Program in Upstate NY
Located in South Wales, New York, is a balance between academics and traditional camp activities designed for girls and boys, ages 8 to 19, who have academic difficulties, dyslexia, or other language based learning differences:
http://www.gow.org/Summerschool/summersplash.html

The Dunnabeck Summer Program in Upstate NY
Part of the Kildonan School near Lake Takghanic, NY, is an academic and traditional activity camp for dyslexic kids designed to prepare them for academic success in the following school year:
http://www.kildonan.org/dunnabeck.html

The Landmark School in Massachusetts
Offers summer programs for kids ages 7 to 19 including an academic program, preparatory summer program, seamanship program, marine science program, and an academic/recreational program for 7 to 9 year-olds:
http://www.landmarkschool.org/summer.html

Schools that do not have summer camps associated with them:

Orion Academy in Northern California:
a high school for kids with nonverbal learning disorder (NLD) opening fall of 2000, Kathryn Stewart. Ph.D., executive director
http://www.orionacademy.org/
information: (925) 377-0789

** Look at NLDline for links to camps for kids with nonverbal learning disorder by going to their home page:
http://www.NLDline.com

** Will Moore's web page on kids' therapy camps:
http://wizard.ucr.edu/~wm/therapy.html