Camp Confidence is a fun and unique place for children with special needs to learn valuable social skills. We teach children underlying skills they need to help them understand and acquire both basic and advanced social skills, using a total communication approach. Children with PDD/Autism and other developmental disabilities often lack social skills and therefore miss out on the enjoyment and value of a good friendship. Some of our students still need beginner social skills such as, eye-contact and how to greet other children. Some need special help even to be around other children or to learn the value of their peers. On the other hand, many of our students have undergone social skills therapy and learned rote skills, such as when a person says hello, they are able to say hello back, but have difficulty maintaining the conversation.
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