A Wilderness Program This Summer Can Help Your Child with ADHD
Children with ADHD
are often restless, hyperactive, and have difficulty
completing tasks or focusing on a project. They
are sometimes disruptive or impulsive. Many children
with ADHD are extremely bright and capable. They
often excel at certain skills, while having great
difficulties with others. Their behavior can often
cause painful social and academic consequences.
Children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder often benefit highly from wilderness programs. Why is this? The need for focused attention on challenging tasks in a controlled group setting allows ADD kids to hone not only their skills of concentration, but their social skills. The group serves as a positive peer environment. The group experience, when facilitated by experienced counselors, allows ADHD kids to learn how to better interpret feedback from their peers and adjust their behavior appropriately.
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discuss in more detail how an AEG program can
meet your needs, please contact an Admissions
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in their child's progress through our Parent Extranet.
This feature, unique to Aspen programs, allows
you to log in and view progress reports and other
updates online while your child is enrolled in
a program.
Program Spotlights
Cedars Academy
of Delaware
The Cedars Academy
Summer Program is a seven week social experience
for school aged youngsters with ADHD which encourages
positive feelings of self-worth and increased
interpersonal skills. The summer session activities
- camping, sailing, art, special projects, group
games, nature study, and field trips - facilitate
social skills and greater interpersonal awareness.
The summer session is designed for students with
learning difficulties and is set in a non-competitive
environment allowing everyone in the group to
make a contribution to the effort. The summer
session runs June 23 - August 11, 2004 and the
cost is $7,050.00. Cedars Academy is also a year-round
program that specializes in kids with ADHD and
other learning challenges.
SUWS
Youth & Adolescent - Shoshone,
Idaho
Why do kids with ADD/ADHD seem to
thrive at SUWS? Location, location, location!
The unique SUWS location/environment, with its
high level of structure, small group sizes, "cause
and effect" curriculum, and relationship/positive
reinforcement approach makes for an ideal setting
to begin building healthier coping behaviors and
interpersonal skills. Our model affords much-needed
structure and consistency regarding the treatment
team, peer group dynamics, and provides a sense
of completion. Many parents prefer the shorter
stay outdoor education provides. Students complete
the program on average in 28 days. SUWS
is licensed as a Children's Therapeutic Outdoor
Program through the Idaho Department of Health
and Welfare.
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Turn-About Ranch - Escalante, Utah
Turn-About Ranch is a working ranch located in Escalante Utah. This unique environment allows students to work with horses and care for other animals as a therapeutic approach to behavioral and emotional issues.
ADD/ADHD students can gain a great deal from a hands-on animal program. Turn-About Ranch has developed an ideal location, a working cattle ranch, for this to take place. Daily life includes many events where students are working with their hands, spending pent up energy that gets in the way when they need to work through the issues. The routine for ADD/ADHD students helps them feel more comfortable in a controlled environment, where rules, boundaries and schedules are similar every day. The therapeutic system that includes both group and individual counseling also has the ability to work with these students on an as-needed basis. While on a trail ride, fixing a fence, painting the garage, taking a hike, feeding the animals, the potential for dealing with issues in a non-threatening situation works very well. Many of the ADD/ADHD issues include working on impulsivity, improving study skills, increasing awareness of peers and social cues. At Turn-About Ranch, your child will experience the necessary components that will teach him/her how to work through these issues successfully and how to retain the necessary tools to continue to do so later in life. We have had great success with self-esteem issues, hurt and pain resulting from unhealthy relationships, rebellious, defiant and manipulative behaviors that lead to trouble for youth and their families. View a Slide Show
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