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They're ready to learn; Autism Ontario summer camp program helps prepare kids for life and school 		   
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They're ready to learn; Autism Ontario summer camp program helps prepare kids for life and school

SHAWN JEFFORDS
Local News - Monday, August 27, 2007 @ 16:00

Cameron Graham is nervous.

The 13-year-old sits at a computer working on a small piece of writing. He labours over punctuation. Thinks hard about his composition. In the end he produces a few paragraphs so polished it would make some college students envious.

Graham has pervasive developmental disorder, a variation of autism. He's trying to improve skills he's learned in school all year, while at the same time working away at the anxiety he feels when asked by his teachers to write.

"I get nervous when I have to write a paragraph," he said, looking down at the computer.

It's just a short exercise intended to be fun. He writes about the animated movie Chicken Little, summarizing the plot after brainstorming the key words he needs to use. When he's given the time, he can do it and get over his nerves.

It's typical of the small "nuts and bolts" victories students at the Autism Ontario Summer Program accomplish every day, said camp coordinator Cheryl Dart. While fun isn't ignored during the daily gatherings at Bridgeview Public School in Point Edward, the focus is on fundamentals.

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08/28/2007by: shannonj
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