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Breaking Free: My Takeaways from “How to Break Up with Your Phone” by Catherine Price
After another summer at camp where I am able to completely unplug from social media and the news and the mindless scrolling that comes along…
Holiday 2023 Newsletter
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…
February 2021 Newsletter and Upcoming Webinars
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…
Professional and Personal Life Changing Summers – Rachel Gallagher, Camp Cabin Counselor
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…
Teens and Technology
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…
Empathy
A mom from Akeela Family Camp recently posted a research study about individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome and empathy. (The 2009 study by Henry and Kamila…
Holiday Family Time with a Child with Special Needs
The holidays are a stressful time for everyone. There are gifts to buy, meals to cook and family members to visit. The joy that we…
Asperger's and Bullying: Summer Camp Can Help!
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…
Autism Awareness and an Increase in Diagnosed Children
As reported recently in the Wall Street Journal (and elsewhere), autism diagnoses have risen sharply in recent years. The CDC announced a 23% increase in…
Camp Arrival Day
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…
Homesick and Happy – A Book Preview
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…
We Love What We Do!
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…
Asperger's and Romance
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…
Sleep for Kids on the Autism Spectrum
In addition to being the camp director of Camp Akeela and having a doctorate in clinical psychology, I’m also training to become a certified sleep…
Welcome to our blog!
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…
