I went to a camp last year where I was physically harmed and received little help. AMA

FYI: The harm I received was not from any staff member, only from mainly a single bunkmate.

I am not sure if I should post the name of the camp so ill simply describe it. This is a camp that is advertised for neurodivergent adolescence which from my experience being there from July 18th to sometime around middle of august last year was very unprofessional. The camp is an outdoor camp within Vermont with no internet access besides for staff members which promoted outdoor activities.

The camp was not professional at all, the counselors (besides for senior staff members as far as I know) were, at least for my bunk, simply college students with no background in how to take care of neurodivergent kids from what I could tell. There was only one person which had a background in taking care of children, and she was a still a student. The counselors in my bunk in particular were really bad at handling conflicts. When I was injured and hurt multiple times in my stay nothing really happened to the kid, apparently to my parents which they lied to, the kid was supposed to be taken out of my bunk but never was.

I will answer all questions as long as they won’t reveal my identity.

Also, my goal with this post is to simply share my experience and hopefully give a good example of what this camp is like, not to ruin the camps reputation.