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The latest Camp Akeela newsletter is here! Check Out The Winter 2026 Newsletter March has arrived and with it some signs of spring, which are…

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…

Last spring, I was contacted by the producer of Dan Heath’s excellent podcast, “What It’s Like To Be …” Dan and his brother, Chip, are…

One minute it was cold and snowing at Akeela, and the next minute everything was in bloom! Spring is finally here and we’re getting excited…

Now that it’s March, the camp season is just around the corner, and our latest newsletter is all about how to start preparing for the summer!…

With summer right around the corner, we have prepared not one but TWO newsletters for our camp community: Parent Newsletter, April 2023 and Camper Newsletter,…

An important note before moving on to the rest of this post: Akeela is a community that prides itself, above all else, on being welcoming…

Read The Camper Newsletter Here It’s spring and that means that the camp season is just around the corner. We’ll be moving up to Akeela…

The February edition of our Akeela newsletter is here! With cold weather and more snow than we’ve had in a number of years here in…

It’s time for our December 2020 Newsletter! This edition includes an excerpt from our blog post about setting limits and expectations at home, along with…

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…

Hello! My name is Rachel, and currently I’m a 23-year-old medical student at the University of Minnesota . The two summers that I’ve spent working…

The holiday season is a great time to be together with family and to reflect on the past year. As we do so, we are…

After we move our family home from camp and get our daughters settled back into their school routines, I spend most of the fall talking…

The Akeela Spring Circular for our Vermont campers and their families is here! In this issue of our camp newsletter: A letter from Eric and…

The Akeela Winter Circular for our Vermont campers and their families is here! In this issue of our camp newsletter: A letter from Eric and…

Happy holidays from your friends at Camp Akeela! We’re thinking of all our camp friends during this season, and can’t wait to be back at…

Why Camp is still Important for High School Students I recently had a conversation with a long-time Camp Akeela parent.  She was wondering whether or…

Social Skills Camp Boston: Staying connected to your camper! One of the most important outcomes of a summer session at Camp Akeela is that our…

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…

The latest Camp Akeela (VT) newsletter, the Akeela Circular, is here! This jam-packed newsletter includes a lot of important information for camp parents, introductions to…

The latest Camp Akeela (WI) newsletter, the Akeela Circular, is here! In this edition: A letter from Dave and Katie, looking back on the foundation…

The latest Camp Akeela (VT) newsletter, the Akeela Circular, is here! In this edition: A letter from Debbie and Eric, looking back on the Winter…

The latest newsletter, The Akeela Circular, is here! Here is an excerpt from the newsletter, in which we describe what campers can expect from the…

As we approach the start of another camp season, we’ve been reflecting on what an exciting year this has been for us. Opening a second…

The Winter 2017 edition of our newsletter, The Camp Akeela Circular, is here! Check it out for advice about how to prepare for camp, an…

Autism Spectrum Camp Directors: When we tell people that we’re summer camp directors, one of the most common responses is to ask us, “What do…

We recently had the chance to attend the Center for Autism Research (CAR) conference called “Stepping into Adolescence” in Philadelphia. CAR is a leader in…

If you live in the New York area and would like to learn more about Camp Akeela, we invite you to join us at our…

We are thrilled to announce two new and exciting winter program offerings. Both events will take place in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts on the…

The latest Camp Akeela Circular is ready for your reading pleasure. It announces several exciting changes being planned for Summer 2015, a collection of Summer…

The new Camp Akeela Circular is here! This newsletter includes important information and should be read carefully by all enrolled camp families. Click here to…

Hot off the presses: the most recent edition of The Akeela Circular, our camp newsletter. This edition includes a note from Debbie and Eric about…

We invite you to join us at one of our upcoming information sessions: Saturday, January 25 in White Plains, NY Saturday, February 1 in Dedham,…

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…