One Camper’s Travel Experience
By Nicole Gottesmann This summer was one of many firsts for my 10-year-old son, Gabe. I decided to sign him up for two weeks at an amazing camp I had heard about from some autism parents in [...]
Pushing the Limits for Our Children with Autism
Ascendigo Adventures Summer Camp through the Years By Eswar Sundar The tiny Hyundai struggled up Watson Divide deep into the Roaring Fork Valley wilderness. Sugantha and I were wondering if this [...]
Top 10 Tips for Ascendigo’s Summer Adventures Camp
BY Kristina Tober, JUNE 2018 Five summers ago, we dropped off our 10-year old son Luke for his first camp week. After too many experiences “apologizing” to caregivers for Luke’s behaviors, to [...]
Ascendigo’s Adventures Returns from the Alps!
BY MATTHEW MCCABE, ADVENTURES CO-DIRECTOR A few months ago, Ascendigo’s Adventures Department received quite an interesting request. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in Saudi Arabia was [...]
Winter Adventure Camp — So Much More than Improving Ski Skills
BY SUSAN LINDEN, JANUARY 23, 2018 Ascendigo’s Winter Adventure Camp is about so much more than skiing. Each participant is on the slopes with a private ski instructor from 9am to 3pm working on [...]
Looking Back and Moving Forward
BY JOSEPH BREILING, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 As I jump out of bed in a frantic hurry, I take a deep breath and realize that…I don’t have to go to camp today. Our ninth and final week of Adventures [...]
Autism Skis
Overview/History Over the last six winter seasons, Folbe has averaged 20 ski lessons per season, and I have had the privilege of being her instructor for all of them! Folbe is a 10 year-old girl [...]