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Earlier today, we hosted a virtual information session for parents who are considering Camp Akeela for their children. We recorded the conversation, including the accompanying…

Read the Holiday 2023 Newsletter Here Happy New Year! While we still haven’t gotten any “real” snow here in Philadelphia, up at camp, it’s a…

Being a camp director is probably one of the most fulfilling careers a person can ask for. We work for nine months every year hiring…

Asperger’s teens Summer Trips The fall is always a bitter-sweet time for us as camp directors.  On the one hand, there is a sense of…

I just finished reading two articles about the impact of smartphones on our emotional wellbeing and our intelligence. Neither article was uplifting. The bottom line…

Is It Really “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?” Eric and I took our girls to see the “holiday spectacular” at the Comcast Center…

A mother of a Camp Akeela camper recently sent us the link to a New York Times article about school bullying: “School Bullies Prey on…

When I was asked to be a “guest blogger” I started thinking about the start of the summer and in particular, arriving at camp. Arrival…

I was in the gym the other day and I noticed something incredible.  The person next to me on the stationary bike had his blackberry…

As an avid and unapologetic reader of novels, I very rarely get excited about the publication of a non-fiction book. (Compared, for example, to the…

People often ask us why we do what we do. They wonder why we’ve chosen to spend our summers with kids on the spectrum. They…

Many of you probably saw this article on the front page of last Monday’s New York Times. It’s great to see any story about Asperger’s…

We’re so excited to share this blog with you.  We will mostly be writing about what we know best: Asperger’s (and NLD, PDD-NOS, …) and…