Published on 12, July, 2020
I am wondering whether there are any annual events for autistic adults in the UK that anyone else here goes to? I know about Autscape but no other events. I wondered if anyone here has found or been to any others?
When I was little I was home educated and there were annual camps for home educated children to meet each other with their families. I am really wondering if there is anything similar for autistic people and if anyone here has been to them if so.
Also, has anyone here been to Autscape? I'd be really interested to know how you found it, what it's like, if you have. I have no real conception of it despite having read up about it, I wonder if I would struggle with all the noise/business, I do not do especially well in very busy or noisy environments, or brightly lit ones for that matter.
Thanks a lot,
E
There seems to be a lot of camps in North America!
https://www.veryspecialcamps.com/summer/asperger-camps/
https://www.veryspecialcamps.com/summer/autism-camps/
https://www.needymeds.org/camps.taf?_function=list_disease&disease_id=147&disease=Autism
http://find.acacamps.org/program_profile.php?back=search&program_id=331
http://www.easterseals.com/nj/our-programs/camping-recreation/
http://www.campcourageous.org/
http://www.clubkodiak.com/
there are actually quite a few for adults if you search
just some more possibilities if you want to go to an autism camp.
(they seem super fun - I wouldn't be too worried about it being in a different country, since you'll be spending like a week on the campsite anyway, so you don't need to worry about things such as housing, food, or day-to-day travel. It'll be essentially the same as travelling to a different part of the UK and spending a week there. They seem to have great staff to camper ratio, and the activities well structured, some even focus on life skills. I haven't been to any but I think it would be fun to go some day if I have the money to afford it. Some offer scholarships, but seem hard to apply for, and I think some offer is completely free if you are a resident in that state, so probably can't either.)