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 Maryland. The only problem I saw was that it is halfway across the country and Gabe had never […]
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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 was indeed the way to the Ascendigo camp. Suddenly the car lost traction and slid towards a precipitous drop at a steep turn sliding
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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 have the staff at Ascendigo tell us we were overdue for some respite was heartening, to say the least. Ascendigo is so much
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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 looking for a ski instructor who understood how to teach sports to someone on the autism spectrum. She had been consistently disappointed by the level of sports instruction
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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 improving skills and breaking to eat lunch with the group. The group reconvenes during aprés ski from 3pm to 6pm for
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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 Summer Camp is over and today I’m going to do something I haven’t done all summer. I’m
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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 who started skiing with Ascendigo when she was only four. This length of time together equates to a tremendous amount
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