You can go to Camp ASCCA every summer, and every time will be a new adventure because new activities and events are added every year. Camp ASCCA has such fun activities to do during each session. The week I will be going is Session 3, and I am already counting down the days until I […]
I have already started to pack! Have you? Summer camp is just around the corner! Let’s get started with a useful updated packing list. You can see a list of necessities suggested by Camp ASCCA as well as the things you should not take to camp on the website. Click here for their summer packing list or […]
Previously named Autism Awareness Month, as of 2021 the month of April has been renamed Autism Acceptance Month. It aims to celebrate and promote acceptance for the condition that has increased from one in 125 children in the United States in 2010 to one in every 54 children in 2020, according to AutismSociety.org. Autism is very common, […]
March is Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. A traumatic brain injury is defined as an alteration in brain function caused by an external force or trauma. In the United States alone, 153 people die from traumatic brain injuries every day, according to BrainLine.org. Women are at higher risk than men because of falls at home […]
Although summer is still a few months away, I am excited to see what Camp ASCCA has in store for the arts and crafts activity. In arts and crafts, I get to express my creativity and share it with everyone at camp and home. It has been fun every time I go to Camp ASCCA, […]
Gatlin McPherson has been attending Camp ASCCA for many years, and like so many others, he also calls Camp ASCCA home. Gatlin has started his own blog and writes about people interact with those with disabilities in our society. Gatlin says, “I have been to many camps throughout my life, but Camp ASCCA has a […]
Ever since I graduated from high school in 2018, I have more free time at home. At first, I got a little overwhelmed with so much free time, but eventually, I was able to organize my day in such a way that is easy. I created a daily routine of different things for me to […]
As I write this, Christmas is around the corner, which means having my family together. After last year’s Christmas, what I am looking forward to for Christmas 2021 is seeing my sisters, one of them over the weekend before Christmas, and the other one on Christmas day. But that’s not all! We get to enjoy […]
Fall is here, which means Halloween came to Camp ASCCA! Fall Camp was three days of fun activities from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning over the last weekend of October. Fall Camp was like their summer camp with fun and exciting events, art projects, games, and pastimes, except they were packed into one glorious weekend […]
At Camp ASCCA cell phones and other electronics are not allowed, unless it is a medical necessity such as a talker, which is a tablet that nonverbal campers use to communicate. It made me think how electronics affect our minds in ways we probably would not notice until we go without them for a while. […]
