Science Camp

The question of whether to send Thomas to any type of camp this summer was something my husband and I discussed a lot.  Our only option was to send him to a camp at the preschool he attended, because it was familiar, with familiar teachers.  He did really well at the camps there last summer, but due to all his recent increased anxiety we kept going back and forth.  In the end, I decided to sign him up for the science camp there, which only involved about 6-7 children, one of which was a buddy from class and his town.  I thought that knowing someone in his class would help and it did.  He attended the last week of June and had a really good time. 

Every morning though he would scream and cry that he didn’t want me to leave at drop off.  He never had separation anxiety until the beginning of June when all of this clinginess started.  Every day I picked him up, he was happy and had a great time.  The teacher even said she was surprised at how well he was doing.  He was initiating and responding with other kids.  Great!

It is still a constant roller coaster of ups and down with him and we never know what to expect.  We have made some progress the past few weeks, but the panic attacks and clinginess are still very much a part of his every day.