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A camp where possibilities exist Making friends, pushing the limits are
best parts of camp for youngsters with disabilities
The News Tribune
Tacoma, Wash.
Jul 14, 2000
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Authors: Suzanne Farrell
Pagination: B1
Personal Names: McQuade, Meghan
Clark, Marianne
Todd, Tarin
Saraiya, Vishal
Abstract:
Tacoma resident Meghan McQuade believes the best part of spending a
week each year at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend is making tons of new friends.
Counselor Tarin Todd of Tacoma said he sees his new relationship with
13-year-old Seattle resident Vishal Saraiya heading in that direction.
Todd, 18, was paired off with Saraiya mainly because Todd's mother died
last month of the same disease that afflicts Saraiya's father: Lou Gehrig's
disease.
As Todd spoke, Saraiya zipped around in his wheelchair accompanied by
14-year-old Kirkland resident Conrad Reynoldson, who also has Duchenne
muscular dystrophy. The two have attended camp together for the past seven
years.
Copyright Tacoma News, Inc. Jul 14, 2000
Full Text:
Tacoma resident Meghan McQuade believes the best part of spending a
week each year at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend is making tons of new friends.
Making friends at Mount Tahoma High School hasn't been as easy for the
15-year-old student, who has spinal muscular atrophy, a fatal disease that
is slowly destroying her muscles.
"Here, we are all the same," McQuade said Thursday, as she sat in her
wheelchair listening to outdoor music with a handful of other campers at
the wooded campsite. The week-long camp ends today. As she spoke, she slowly
twirled thin strips of red and white plastic to create a bracelet - a popular
arts and crafts project among the 110 campers.
All of the campers, ages 6 to 21, have some type of debilitating neuromuscular
disease.
But that doesn't stop them from participating in traditional camp activities,
including swimming, arts and crafts and sports.
Of course, the activities are modified to fit the needs of the campers
and counselors. And volunteers are on hand at all times to help. For example,
they play soccer by tapping a huge, inflatable ball between their mobile
wheelchairs. They swim using circular floats. And during arts and crafts
activities, counselors are there to help paint those hard-to-reach spots
on ceramic creations.
Counselors also help campers play video games, such as Nintendo, guiding
the joystick while the campers push control buttons, if necessary.
"It's about what they can do, not what they can't," said Marianne Clark,
national director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's camp program.
MDA funds week-long camps at 74 sites nationwide, including the North Bend
site.
Clark said the key to the program's success is the volunteers' and counselors'
enthusiasm and hard work.
"They could have gone to the beach for the week," Clark said of the
volunteers and counselors. "Instead, they're here, enriching the life of
a child."
Each counselor is assigned to one camper, whom they watch over the entire
week. Pairs are picked based on similar interests or backgrounds. Some
of the pairs develop close relationships that last for years, Clark said.
Counselor Tarin Todd of Tacoma said he sees his new relationship with
13-year-old Seattle resident Vishal Saraiya heading in that direction.
Todd, 18, was paired off with Saraiya mainly because Todd's mother died
last month of the same disease that afflicts Saraiya's father: Lou Gehrig's
disease.
Todd, who graduated last month from Curtis High School in University
Place, said caring for Saraiya hasn't been that challenging.
"Vishal is going through the same thing my mom went through, except
it's slower," Todd said.
Saraiya has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common childhood MD.
Youths with the disease typically die in their 20s.
"He asks me when he's going to die - he definitely knows what's happening
to him," Todd said. "But I just tell him to live, to do everything he can
today."
Todd said despite Saraiya's disease, he's "just a typical kid - picky
with his food, always asking questions and wanting constantly to be with
his friends."
As Todd spoke, Saraiya zipped around in his wheelchair accompanied by
14-year-old Kirkland resident Conrad Reynoldson, who also has Duchenne
muscular dystrophy. The two have attended camp together for the past seven
years.
"The kids make great friendships here," Clark said. "When they're at
home in school, they're always different from their classmates. Here they
fit."
- - -
* Reach staff writer Suzanne Farrell at 253-597-8742, Ext. 6569, or
.
Credit: Janet Jensen/The News Tribune
Credit: The News Tribune
Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner.
Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
======End of Document ======
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A camp where possibilities exist Making friends, pushing the limits are
best parts of camp for youngsters with disabilities
The News Tribune
Tacoma, Wash.
Jul 14, 2000
------
Authors: Suzanne Farrell
Pagination: B1
Personal Names: McQuade, Meghan
Clark, Marianne
Todd, Tarin
Saraiya, Vishal
Abstract:
Tacoma resident Meghan McQuade believes the best part of spending a
week each year at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend is making tons of new friends.
Counselor Tarin Todd of Tacoma said he sees his new relationship with
13-year-old Seattle resident Vishal Saraiya heading in that direction.
Todd, 18, was paired off with Saraiya mainly because Todd's mother died
last month of the same disease that afflicts Saraiya's father: Lou Gehrig's
disease.
As Todd spoke, Saraiya zipped around in his wheelchair accompanied by
14-year-old Kirkland resident Conrad Reynoldson, who also has Duchenne
muscular dystrophy. The two have attended camp together for the past seven
years.
Copyright Tacoma News, Inc. Jul 14, 2000
Full Text:
Tacoma resident Meghan McQuade believes the best part of spending a
week each year at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend is making tons of new friends.
Making friends at Mount Tahoma High School hasn't been as easy for the
15-year-old student, who has spinal muscular atrophy, a fatal disease that
is slowly destroying her muscles.
"Here, we are all the same," McQuade said Thursday, as she sat in her
wheelchair listening to outdoor music with a handful of other campers at
the wooded campsite. The week-long camp ends today. As she spoke, she slowly
twirled thin strips of red and white plastic to create a bracelet - a popular
arts and crafts project among the 110 campers.
All of the campers, ages 6 to 21, have some type of debilitating neuromuscular
disease.
But that doesn't stop them from participating in traditional camp activities,
including swimming, arts and crafts and sports.
Of course, the activities are modified to fit the needs of the campers
and counselors. And volunteers are on hand at all times to help. For example,
they play soccer by tapping a huge, inflatable ball between their mobile
wheelchairs. They swim using circular floats. And during arts and crafts
activities, counselors are there to help paint those hard-to-reach spots
on ceramic creations.
Counselors also help campers play video games, such as Nintendo, guiding
the joystick while the campers push control buttons, if necessary.
"It's about what they can do, not what they can't," said Marianne Clark,
national director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's camp program.
MDA funds week-long camps at 74 sites nationwide, including the North Bend
site.
Clark said the key to the program's success is the volunteers' and counselors'
enthusiasm and hard work.
"They could have gone to the beach for the week," Clark said of the
volunteers and counselors. "Instead, they're here, enriching the life of
a child."
Each counselor is assigned to one camper, whom they watch over the entire
week. Pairs are picked based on similar interests or backgrounds. Some
of the pairs develop close relationships that last for years, Clark said.
Counselor Tarin Todd of Tacoma said he sees his new relationship with
13-year-old Seattle resident Vishal Saraiya heading in that direction.
Todd, 18, was paired off with Saraiya mainly because Todd's mother died
last month of the same disease that afflicts Saraiya's father: Lou Gehrig's
disease.
Todd, who graduated last month from Curtis High School in University
Place, said caring for Saraiya hasn't been that challenging.
"Vishal is going through the same thing my mom went through, except
it's slower," Todd said.
Saraiya has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common childhood MD.
Youths with the disease typically die in their 20s.
"He asks me when he's going to die - he definitely knows what's happening
to him," Todd said. "But I just tell him to live, to do everything he can
today."
Todd said despite Saraiya's disease, he's "just a typical kid - picky
with his food, always asking questions and wanting constantly to be with
his friends."
As Todd spoke, Saraiya zipped around in his wheelchair accompanied by
14-year-old Kirkland resident Conrad Reynoldson, who also has Duchenne
muscular dystrophy. The two have attended camp together for the past seven
years.
"The kids make great friendships here," Clark said. "When they're at
home in school, they're always different from their classmates. Here they
fit."
- - -
* Reach staff writer Suzanne Farrell at 253-597-8742, Ext. 6569, or
.
Credit: Janet Jensen/The News Tribune
Credit: The News Tribune
Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner.
Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
======End of Document ======
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Bridging Invisible Boundaries:
The Physically Present, Socially Absent Child
By Ruth Wilson, Ph.D.
Laura, serious and shy by nature, is one of the younger children in the preschool class. Her favorite learning centers are the book corner and the art table. At snack time, she typically chooses a place at the far end of the table and makes little or no attempt to interact with her classmates or the adults in the room. The results of a beginning-of-the-year screening indicated no sign of special needs. After observing Laura over a period of several months, the teacher became concerned. Why isn’t Laura interacting with the other children, and why isn’t she making friends?
Is this teacher over-reacting? Laura demonstrates early literacy and problem-solving skills, a strong sense of curiosity, and an active imagination. She responds appropriately to other children and adults when they approach her, and she shows no signs of aggressive behavior. Yet, Laura has no friends and spends most of her time engaged in solitary activities.