Re: Camp....HELP

[Guest guest]

Leanne,

I find it really disgusting that a camp counselor is tickling anyone. This guy

sounds like a total pervert. I would insist that this person be kept away from

my son! And frankly, why is he there near ANY of the kids? He obviously at

best has no common sense and at worse, he is an evil pervert. He should not be

around any children. And the person running this program should have gotten rid

of him from the start. Write your concerns down too so you have back up and

send a copy to the head place that runs this place - wherever they are getting

funded. But definitely don't send him if that weirdo is there. Who can blame

him for not going?

Roxanna

( ) Camp....HELP

Quick background. Hunter has Dysautonomia: insensitivity to pain. He is

missing the nerves to tell him about pain. He knows preshure for pain.

This is now the 5th week of camp and we are still having the same problem.

The first week of camp: On Wednesday, Hunter came home complaining that a

councelor was poking Hunter and would laugh when he told him to stop. I told

Hunter that he made a good choice and prised him for using his words. But since

Hunter can fabracate stories, I let it go.

On Thursday: he told his BA about the incident and that it happened again

today and he didn't like it. again the counceler wouldn't stop. The counceler

only laughed at him when he said to stop.

So on Friday I called the camp, to find out that there was a male councelor

trying to tickle Hunter and that they will talk to him.

Second Week (4th of July week) On Wed, Hunter goes back to camp and punches

the guy in the face. Hunter has hit me in his rages, or the baby, but never

caculatedly walked up to someone and hit them. So I made Hunter work with me to

write down his feeling and how he could work to make things better.

Thursday I go into camp to pick up Hunter and I speak with the senior

councler. She is telling me that Hunter is having a racial problem, since all

the jr councelers are black and he is white. I told her (I am white) that my

sister (who is my closest friend and Hutner callls aunt) is Back and I don't

think that it is a racial problem, since he is only have a problem with this one

guy. Well it turns out that Hunter is in love with the guys girlfriend who is

very black. and He doesn't like how the guy is treating her. He also doesn't

like that the guy is putting his hands on him.

Now thinking that the whole situration is resolved. Last Thrus. I get a note

home from camp. Hunter threw a spit ball at a councler who tickled him and

Hunter's frined. He was trying to defend himself. Hunter got in trouble for the

spit ball, he friend got nothing and so did the counceler. Hunter told me that

the councler told him that he was going to teach Hunter to like being tickled

and Hunter got mad. Can't blame Hunter since tickling is poking him and poking

is pain. He doesn't like to be poked.

Hunter is a very snuggly kid who has to come to you to give you hugs. He

doesn't like for you to approce him first. But once he approces you, you can

hold him for long periods of time, until he tells you to stop. And if you don't

he will have an outburst.

Friday: Hunter doesn't want to go to camp. He doesn't want to get in trouble

for defending himself for something he doesn't like. I called the director and

told her this.

Now it is monday, the bus has come and gone. I have to drive him to camp. We

can't get him out of bed, he is crying and screaming that they will only touch

him, and he can't defend himself when they don't listen to him.

What pisses me off is, the camp is an ARCHWAY camp. They are suspose to be

trained in working with special needs kids. and they are not doing a great job

with Hunter.

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