About Camp Lotsafun
Camp Lotsafun provides recreational, therapeutic, and educational opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities, while providing respite care for their families. Children, teens, and adults with disabilities are often excluded from social interactions and free play with peers due to their inability to verbally express themselves, short attention span, and lack of interaction with others. This often leads to social isolation and decreased physical activity. Camp Lotsafun provides respite care for the family, while providing recreational, therapeutic, and educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
60% of Camp Lotsafun participants have Autism; the other 40% consists of children with Down Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Bi-Polar Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, and many other disabilities. In addition, many of the participants have a secondary diagnosis such as: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Sensory Integration Disorder, and/or Post Traumatic Distress Syndrome. These disorders may negatively affect their ability to control impulses, interact and communicate appropriately with peers, identify social cues, and maintain personal care and hygiene.
Families with children, teens, and adults with disabilities are in desperate need of respite services to provide relief for the families and caregivers and to provide age appropriate recreational and social opportunities for the participants. Due to the additional requirements of a child with a disability, families identify respite care as a basic need. Parents of a child with a disability experience amplified levels of stress due to the increased demands a child with a disability places on the family. Siblings of a family member with a disability experience stress and often receive less attention due to the additional needs of their sibling.
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Countdown to Fall Camp 2010
October 8 - 10, 2010