Summer Camps for Kids With ADHD

Summer Camps for Kids With ADHD ADHD Living With ADD/ADHD Print Summer Camps for Kids With ADHD By Keath Low Keath Low, MA, is a therapist and clinical scientist with the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of North Carolina. She specializes in treatment of ADD/ADHD. Learn about our editorial policy Keath Low Updated on January 17, 2020 ADHD Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Living With In Children Rawpixel/istock Looking for a summer camp or summer program for your child? Here is a list of several summer options for children, teens and young adults with ADHD. ADHD Summer Camps and Programs Achievement Center ADHD Summer Treatment Program for kids age 6 to 12.Website: achievementctr.orgContact: Mary McIntoshPhone: 814-459-2755Locations: Erie and Edinboro, Pennsylvania Alternative Community Resource Program Summer program for children and teens age 5 to 16 with ADHD.Website: acrpkids.orgContact: Frank JanakovikPhone: 888-308-6783Location: Johnstown, Pennsylvania Brewster AcademyWith academics, technology, adventure, arts, and leadership all rolled into one program, the Summer Session at Brewster Academy is both a school and an adventure. Its setting on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee offers an ideal environment for this small, intensive camp/school open to students ages 12 to 18.Website: brewsteracademy.orgEmail: summerbrewsteracademy.orgPhone: 603-569-7155Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Camp Buckskin Camp Buckskin is an overnight summer camp that specializes in serving children ages 6 to 18 who are experiencing social skills, and academic difficulties. The majority of campers have a primary diagnosis of ADHD, learning disabilities, or Aspergers while others may have a secondary or related diagnosis. In addition, a significant number of campers are adopted.Website: campbuckskin.comEmail: infocampbuckskin.comPhone: 763-208-4805Location: Ely, Minnesota Camp Discovery An outdoor day camp for children ages 3 to 10 with mild to moderate special needs which vary in range from ADHD, autism, Asperger’s, developmental delays, etc.Website: campdiscoveryla.orgEmail: dawncampdiscoveryla.orgPhone: 818-501-5522Location: Encino, California Camp Excel A specialized program for children with ADHD or other social skills challenges. Camp Excel is a comprehensive program that includes academics to promote growth and avoid regression over the summer, therapeutic activities to assist in making and keeping friends, sports to develop skills and build self-esteem and recreational activities for fun. The summer program serves children ages 5 to 17. Camp Excel recognizes the importance of family involvement and offers weekly Parent Groups to provide parenting information and support. Siblings groups are also available and allow these children a safe place to express feelings regarding their special needs sibling.Website: campexcel.comEmail: infoCampExcel.comPhone: 732-281-0275Location: Monmouth County and Bergen County in New Jersey Camp HuntingtonCamp Huntington is a co-ed, residential program for children and young adults age 6 to 21 years with special learning and developmental needs. They serve campers with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, Aspergers, and other special needs.Website: camphuntington.comPhone: 866-514-5281Location: High Falls, New York Camp Northwood Camp Northwood specializes in working with non-aggressive children ranging in age from 8 to 18 diagnosed with Aspergers, high-functioning autism, ADHD, language processing weaknesses and other forms of minimal learning issues. All of the campers experience delayed social development, weak executive functioning, and poor organizational skills.Website: nwood.comEmail: northwoodprogramshotmail.comPhone: 315-831-3621Location: Remsen, New York Camp Nuhop Camp Nuhop is a residential summer camp for children age 6 to 18 with learning disabilities, ADHD, and behavior disorders.Website: campnuhop.orgEmail: campnuhopzoominternet.netPhone: 419-289-2227Location: Perrysville, Ohio Camp Ramapo Camp Ramapo is designed for children ages 4 to 16 who are having difficulty building and maintaining healthy relationships with peers and adults. Campers are referred by parents, teachers, and mental health professionals.Website: ramapoforchildren.org Email: officeramapoforchildren.orgPhone: 845-876-8423Location: Rhinebeck, New York Camp Sequoia Camp Sequoia is an overnight summer camp for children ages 8-17 who need developing their social skills.Website: camp-sequoia.comEmail: officecamp-sequoia.comPhone: 610-771-0111Location: Pottstown, Pennsylvania Camp Star - University of Illinois at Chicago/JCYS North Shore Day Camp Serves children ranging in age from 6 to 12. Many campers have a diagnosis of ADHD. Others have a diagnosis of oppositional defiant disorder, high-functioning autism or Asperger’s. Some may not have a formal diagnosis.Website: jcys.orgEmail: campstarjcys.orgPhone: 847-814-STAR (7827)Location: Chicago, Illinois Celebrate ADHD - Friendship Camp Friendship Camp summer day program offers children with ADHD a small and personalized setting to enjoy fun activities and build confidence and social skills. For children age 5 through 16. The camp also provides parent support and education.Website: celebrate-adhd.com Contact: Kirk MartinEmail: kirkcelebratecalm.comLocation: Ashburn, Virginia Charis Hills Charis Hills is a Christian summer camp for kids and young adults age 7 to 25 with learning and social difficulties such as ADHD and Aspergers disorder.Website: charishills.orgEmail: infocharishills.orgPhone: 888-681-2173Location: Sunset, Texas Child Development Center-University of California Irvine The Child Development Center is a school specialized in the treatment of children with ADHD and related behavioral and learning problems. They offer a summer school program for children grades K through 6th.Email: cdcuci.eduPhone: 949-824-2343Location: Irvine, California Cleveland Clinic Childrens Hospital Cleveland Clinic offers a summer treatment program for children with ADHD ages 6 to 14. This award-winning program is the only program that was selected for a national Multimodal Treatment of ADHD (MTA) study that is funded by the National Institutes of Health as well as the U.S. Office of Education. More than 2,500 children have taken part in the program.??Website: my.clevelandclinic.orgContact: Michael Manos, PhDPhone: 216-444-0075Location: Cleveland, Ohio Community Guidance Center An eight-week intensive summer program for children and adolescents ages 6 through 15 who have a diagnosis of ADHD,  oppositional disorder  or conduct disorder.Website:  thecgc.comPhone: 724-465-5576Location: Indiana University, Pennsylvania Diamond Summer Program Formerly Simcha Special Day Camp, the Diamond Summer Program is an 8-week program for boys ages 6 to 12 with ADHD and other behavioral disorders.Email: diamondsummerprogramgmail.comPhone: 718-406-1577Location: Far Rockaway, New York Eagle Hill School (Connecticut) The summer academic day program at Eagle Hill School is designed for children experiencing academic difficulty. Open to boys and girls ages 6 to 12. The Summer Program immerses youngsters in a total language environment specifically tailored to meet his or her needs.Website:  eaglehillschool.orgEmail: t.coneeaglehill.orgPhone: 203- 622-9240Location: Greenwich, Connecticut Eagle Hill School (Massachusetts) Eagle Hill runs a five-week summer session for students ages 10 to 18 who have been diagnosed with specific learning disabilities and/or ADHD.Website:  ehs1.orgPhone: 413-477-6000Location: Hardwick, Massachusetts Frontier Travel Camp A summer camp alternative for teens and adults with special needs. Group travel allows campers to experience independence, improve social skills, and increase self-esteem in a secure and exciting environment. Frontier travelers range in age from 15 to 35 years.Website:  frontiertravelcamp.comEmail: infofrontiertravelcamp.comPhone: 305-895-1123Location: Miami Shores, Florida with travel across the United States, Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, and Europe The Gow School The Gow School offers a traditional summer school program experience for boys and girls ages 8 to 16. The 5-week session offers a specially designed curriculum for students who have experienced academic difficulties or have language-based learning disabilities, including dyslexia,  central auditory processing disorder, and ADHD. Summer Program participants can be day students or live on campus.Website:  gow.orgEmail: summergow.orgPhone: 716-652-3450Location: South Wales, New York Hill Center The Hill Centers Academic Summer Program is designed for students with learning disabilities or ADHD in grades K through 8th. Provides daily instruction in reading, written language, and math in a 4:1 student-teacher ratio.??Website:  hillcenter.orgEmail: wspeirhillcenter.orgPhone: 919-489-7464, ext. 725Location: Durham, North Carolina Hillside School Summer Term A structured, supportive and challenging summer experience for traditional and non-traditional learners (boys and girls) ages 9 to 16 who may enroll in the day or boarding program.Website:  hillsideschool.netEmail: admissionshillsideschool.netPhone: 508-485-2824Location: Marlborough, Massachusetts Judge Bakers Childrens Center Summer Treatment Program is for children ages 6 to 12 with behavioral, emotional, and learning problems.Website: jbcc.harvard.eduPhone: 617-278-4261Location: Boston, Massachusetts Jump Start Summer Camp - James Madison University Attention and Learning Disability Clinic. Jumpstart is a summer  day camp  designed to help rising 4th through 9th-grade students with ADHD build social and academic success.Website:  chp.cisat.jmu.eduPhone: 540-568-6484Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia Kentwood Preparatory Summer Program The Kentwood Summer Camp Program is a branch of Kentwood Preparatory School, a school program catering toward children, teens, and their families who are not being successful in the traditional school environments, socially, and/or at home. For children and teens grade K through 12. Camp Addington is the  overnight camp  of Kentwood’s summer programs.Website:  kentwoodprepcommunity.comEmail: infokentwoodprepcommunity.comPhone: 954-581-8222 or 954-634-0601Location: Davie, Florida Landmark College Landmark College is one of the only accredited colleges in the U.S. designed exclusively for students with dyslexia, ADHD, or other  specific learning disabilities. Summer programs include a high school program for rising juniors and seniors, the transition to  college program  for the college-bound high school graduate, and summer session for visiting college students.Website:  landmark.eduEmail: admissionslandmark.eduPhone: 802-387-6718Location: Putney, Vermont The Learning Camp The Learning Camp is specifically for kids with  learning disabilities  such as ADHD, dyslexia, and other LD challenges. The program provides traditional summer camp adventures for boys and girls ages 7 to 14 combined with carefully designed academic programs. Their mission is helping kids with learning disabilities build self-esteem, independence, and academic success.Website:  learningcamp.comEmail: informationlearningcamp.comPhone: 970-524-2706Location: Vail, Colorado Leelanau School Summer Session Summer Academy and Ned Hallowell Summer Enrichment Camp for students grade 9 through 12.Website:  leelanau.orgEmail: infoleelanau.orgPhone: 800-533-5262Location: Glen Arbor, Michigan Maplebrook School Maplebrook School is a coeducational boarding and day school for students with learning differences and/or ADHD. Summer programs are available for children age 10 to 15. Activities include camping trips, canoeing, ropes courses, sports, arts, music, and academic remediation. A vocational and independent living program for students age 16 and older is also available. This program allows older students to learn and earn by providing career counseling accompanied by experiential work internships. With guidance, students not only discover emerging career interests but gain valuable workplace experience.Website:  maplebrookschool.orgEmail: admissionsmaplebrookschool.orgPhone: 845-373-8191Location: Amenia, New York North Carolina Summer Program for Kids A highly structured, fun, and supportive summer day camp program for 7 to 12-year-olds with ADHD. The NC Summer Program for Kids brings together the expertise of two area leaders in helping families with AD/HD: the AD/HD Clinic at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) and Noble Academy.Website:  ncsummerprogramforkids.org  Contact: Dr. Jennifer SommerPhone: (336) 346-3192, extension 304Location: Greensboro, North Carolina NYU Summer Program for Kids The NYU Summer Program for Kids is an eight-week therapeutic clinical program devoted exclusively to children with ADHD who are between the ages of 7 to 11 years old. The program is specifically designed to improve children’s  social behavior, friendship skills, academic competence, problem-solving skills, self-esteem, classroom behavior, sports competence, rule-following,  home behavior, and  anger control. Parents are also taught specialized parenting skills to enhance parent-child relations.Website:  aboutourkids.orgPhone: 212-263-0760Location: Bronx, New York Oak Creek Ranch School Oak Creek Ranch Schools Summer School program combines academics and outdoor activities designed to help pre-teens and teenagers with ADHD or  academic underachievement  discover their true potential. For students ages 12 to 19.Website:  ocrs.com  Email: dwickocrs.comPhone: 877-554-6277Location: West Sedona, Arizona Our Victory Day Camp Our Victory serves children age 5 to 12 with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. Campers over age 12 who were previously enrolled may re-enroll until age 15 with the Directors permission.Website:  ourvictory.comEmail: ourvictoryaol.comPhone: 203-329-3394 or 914-674-4841Location: Dobbs Ferry, New York Quest Therapeutic Camp Campers range from 6 to 18 years of age and experience mild to moderate difficulties behaviorally, emotionally or socially. Quest campers may struggle to find stable relationships or consistently achieving their goals. They may have diagnoses of ADHD, anxiety, Asperger’s, depression, learning disabilities or social problems.Website:  questcamps.comEmail: questcampsmac.comPhone: 925-743-1370Location: Alamo, California Round Lake Camp A coed residential summer camp for children ages 7 to 21, a unique place for children with Asperger’s, ADHD, and mild social skill disorders. Educational activities are combined with recreation and socialization.Website:  roundlakecamp.orgEmail: rlcnjycamps.orgPhone: 973-575-3333 x145 or 570-798-2551 x145Location: Lakewood, Pennsylvania SOAR SOAR is a wilderness adventure program for youth with ADHD and learning disabilities and serves both males and females, ages 8 to 18. They offer programs in North Carolina, Wyoming, Florida, California, Costa Rica, and Peru. SOAR utilizes the natural environment and adventure activities to work with students on personal goal attainment and to provide them with opportunities for success. SOAR encourages students to explore their incredible talents and gifts with the belief that their future is intertwined with these strengths and abilities.Website:  soarnc.orgEmail: admissionssoarnc.orgPhone: 828-456-3435Location: Camp programs available in North Carolina, Wyoming, Florida, California, Costa Rica, Belize, Peru Staten Island Mental Health Society Summer Therapeutic Program for children age 5 to 12.Website:  simhs.orgPhone: 718-442-2225Location: West Brighton, New York Summit Camp Summit Camp provides a summer camp experience for boys and girls ages 7 to 17 who have issues of attention. These may include ADHD, Aspergers syndrome, verbal or non-verbal learning disabilities, and/or mild social or emotional concerns. Some campers may also have Tourettes syndrome, O.C.D., and/or mild mood issues.Website:  summitcamp.comEmail: infosummitcamp.comPhone: 800-323-9908Location: Honesdale, Pennsylvania Summit Travel Summit Travel represents the logical extension of the Summit camping program for teenagers age 15 to 19 who have outgrown the traditional camping experience, but still require opportunities for structured and supervised social experiences, and may need to transition to recreational opportunities of a more adult and mainstream nature. There are two 21-day trips and one 12-day mini trip. Either Trip One or Trip Two can be combined with a session at camp, which is recommended for transitioning campers. The 12-day trip can be a great introduction to travel for first-time participants.Website:  summitcamp.comEmail: infosummitcamp.comPhone: 800-323-9908Travel Tour Locations: Check the Summit website for current travel excursions. Talisman Summer Camps and Programs Talisman Programs offer summer camps and semester-length programs for children ages 8 to 17 with  learning disabilities, ADHD, Aspergers, and high functioning autism. Talisman provides parents with unique alternatives to ordinary summer camps and offers children with special needs a summer full of fun, adventure, and new learning experiences.Website:  talismancamps.comEmail: infotalismancamps.comPhone: 888-458-8226Location: Zirconia, North Carolina University of Alabama at Birmingham Sparks Clinics Summer Treatment Program for  children with behavioral disorders  such as ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder.Website: http://circ-uab.infomedia.com/Contact: Bart Hodgens, PhDPhone: 205-934-5471Location: Birmingham, Alabama Winston Preparatory School Summer Program Winston Prep is a co-ed day school offering individualized education for 6th through 12th-grade students with  learning differences  including ADHD. The school offers a morning summer enrichment program to enhance academic skills.Website:  winstonprep.eduEmail: summerwinstonprep.edu (NY campus) and summerctwinstonprep.edu (CT campus)Phone: 646-638-2705 (NY) and 203-229-0465 (CT)Locations: New York, New York  and  Norwalk, Connecticut CANADA Camp Kennebec A non-competitive inclusive summer residence camp for ADHD, learning disabilities,  behavioral needs,  and autism. Focusing on life and social skills for youth and young adults.Website:  campkennebec.comEmail: infocampkennebec.comPhone: 877-335-2114Location: Arden, Ontario Camp Kirk Camp Kirk is a small and friendly residential (overnight) summer camp that welcomes boys and girls age 6 to 13 with ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism.Website:  campkirk.comEmail: campkirkcampkirk.comPhone: 866-982-3310Location: Kirkfield, Ontario Camp Kodiak Sports, drama and socializing are more difficult for some children and teens than others. Camp Kodiak provides a unique program integrating ADHD, and LD children and teens age 6 to 18 with regular mainstream campers for an exciting and enriching summer experience.Website:  campkodiak.com  Email: infocampkodiak.comPhone: 877-569-7595Location: Mississauga, Ontario Club  Kodiak A vacation experience for young adults with ADHD, LD, Aspergers age 19 in a safe, structured, nurturing environment.Website:  campkodiak.com/clubEmail: clubcampkodiak.comPhone: 877-569-7595Location: Mississauga, Ontario Camp Towhee Camp Towhee is a therapeutic residential program for children and adolescents age 10 to 18 years with learning disabilities who experience social, emotional, and  behavioral problems.Website:  camptowhee.caEmail: infocamptowhee.caPhone: 800-839-3950Location: Haliburton, Ontario Camp Winston Camp Winston provides residential summer camp programs for children with ADHD, learning disabilities, Tourettes, autism, and  obsessive-compulsive disorder. For campers age 6 through 17 years.Website:  campwinston.comEmail: mailcampwinston.comPhone: 416-487-6229 or 705-689-9096Location: Kilworthy, Ontario