Siblings

We have a 3:1 camper: staff ratio, so campers must be able to operate within this ratio to attend Camp SkyWild

2024: Sessions take place at YMCA Camp Timbers

Camp Dates: 8/12 - 8/17

Camp Rates:

-Spectrum Program $1299
traditional overnight summer camp for kids on the autism spectrum

-Siblings program $699
overnight camp for children who have a sibling with a
cognitive, developmental or medical diagnosis

Activities for both programs include tie dye, zip line, ropes course, archery, rock wall, lake swimming, canoeing, fishing, campfires and smores, singing and dancing, lake swimming, arts and crafts, a talent show and much more!

Financial Assistance Available

We offer camper scholarships and partner with community organizations to subsidize costs for families (including CMH, Jack's Place and MDHHS) such that no camper misses out on camp because of financial limitations.

Kid friendly menu accommodating all special diets below. Parents concerned about their campers' tendency to eat are permitted to send food options from home as approved by camp director. Contact the camp director if you do not see your child's restriction listed below, or if you'd like to make arrangements to send some alternatives with your camper.

-vegetarian and vegan
-peanut/ tree nut free
-gluten free (including celiac)
-dairy free
-casein free
-pork free

At Camp SkyWild, we believe in creating a world that fits our campers, rather than shaping our campers to fit the world. To that end, we consider camper perspective and needs in all that we plan and do. This includes:
-Challenge by choice activities
-Visual expectations and reminders
-Sensory break areas, including access to quiet spaces during any noisy parts of the day
-Structured & predictable daily schedule
-Access to visual & written communication systems with staff

In our siblings program, we anticipate kids coming to us with a different perspective and experience at home than other kids their age. We hire enthusiastic and passionate counselors to ensure campers in this program receive love and individual attention for a week in which they get to be the center of their experience and have a week that is all about them. Many of our Sibling Program staff are siblings of individuals with a diagnosis as well, giving them a perspective through which they can relate to their campers.

Other things that set Camp SkyWild Apart

Experienced Leadership
Our director team has decades of combined experience in the autism field, camp world, and realm of child development. Our summer director team includes a camp operations team of summer camp consultants and trainers, a behavior team of BCBA's and OT's, and a program team designing and running engaging, accessible programming.

Exceptional Staff- Our counselors come to us from many different avenues of interest in neurodiversity. They are teachers, behavior technicians, college students, camp professionals, social workers, occupational therapists, and child development professionals.

Thorough staff training for counselors of all backgrounds. Training covers:
1. Appreciation & compassion for camper perspective & needs
2. Healthy daily routines
3. Creative and accommodating activity planning

Low staff ratios- 2 campers to 1 counselor in activities and in cabin. Each cabin will have a behavior intern to support campers with higher needs or challenges over the course of the week.

Flexible programming (Adaptable activity content, length and pace, empowered choice-based activities, directions in multiple formats, challenge by choice, supported transitions, consideration of special interests