Over the years he continued to sharpen his social skills and has developed incredible leadership skills

This was Henry’s* 7th summer at Camp Kirk. He came in 2007 with a multiple diagnosis of Learning Disability, ADD, and serious difficulties with written and expressive language.

Because of all of this, Henry was often perceived as low functioning and globally delayed. It was very evident from his very first summer with us, that Henry had qualities that superseded his exceptionalities. He was friendly, empathetic, caring and very supportive of others.

Over the years, he continued to sharpen his social skills and has developed incredible leadership skills, to the point where this past summer, he was part of our Explorer Group (a hand-picked group of campers who have shown potential for leadership development and perhaps participation in our Leaders-In-Training program in the future).

Henry is a wonderful young man with so much to offer and a great example of what Camp Kirk can do for a child with exceptionalities. 


* Names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals and their families.