Camp For Children With Autism

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. -- Social settings and crowds are hard on people who suffer from autism, all but ruling out a rite of passage for many children -- summer camp.
But this summer, autistic children will have the opportunity to attend a camp designed just for youngsters in first-sixth grades from Clifton Park.
Michael Smith, whose son, Alexander, is autistic, said he lobbied for the camp to give his son a summer camp experience and to expose non-autistic children to autism. The idea is to make both groups more comfortable around one another with the help of specially trained counselors.