All About Me : Supporting Neurodivergent Kids at Camp

Discover how to fill out an "All About Me" chart about your neurodivergent child to ensure camp staff and caregivers have a more fulsome understanding of who they are as a person and can effectively support their needs and strengths.

Summer camp often means entering a completely new space, surrounded by unfamiliar faces, different routines, and brand-new experiences. For neurodivergent children, that shift can bring both excitement and anxiety. Sharing an “All About Me” chart helps camp staff get to know your child beyond surface-level introductions, so they can create a more supportive, understanding, and enjoyable experience from the start.

This chart can be filled out collaboratively with your child or by a caregiver independently. Some youth may even be able to fill it out on their own!

When might you use this?

This handout may be something you want to share with camp counselors, summer program staff, respite workers, babysitters, or anyone involved in your child’s day-to-day life over the summer who would benefit from getting to know them better.

Here’s a guide on how to complete each section:

My strengths and things I do well: Highlight your child’s talents, hobbies, and areas where they shine. This helps others recognize and celebrate their strengths.

What I want you to know about me: Talk with your child about what they feel is important for others to understand about them — unique traits, challenges, or preferences that shape who they are.

How I communicate best: Share how your child prefers to communicate — whether that’s through speech, writing, gestures, or assistive communication (AAC). Be sure to include when and how communication supports are most helpful.

Things that bring me joy: Ask your child what makes them feel happy, calm, or excited — this might include specific activities, routines, objects, or interests.

My sensory needs: Identify any sensory sensitivities your child may have (e.g., to loud noises, certain textures, or bright lights), and also include sensory input they seek out for regulation or enjoyment.

Things you can do to try to support me: Offer suggestions that help your child feel comfortable and safe in a group setting. This might include flexible routines, extra time to transition, opportunities for breaks, or help with emotional regulation.

How I learn best: While summer camps are not always academic, this section can highlight how your child engages with new activities — for example, through demonstration, visuals, hands-on experiences, or structured routines.

Terms that people use to describe how my brain works: You can include any diagnoses, descriptions, or identifiers that help others understand your child’s neurodivergence (e.g., autistic, ADHD, gifted, epilepsy, etc.).

Having your child participate in completing this handout, when possible, can empower them to better understand their own needs and feel more confident expressing them. Our goal is to provide a roadmap for those working with your child to support them thoughtfully and respectfully, especially in new, social, and sensory-rich settings like summer camp.

Show Me How!

This chart can be completed using full sentences or in point form, typed or written by hand. Here’s an example of how you might fill out this chart:

WonderTree is on your team

Our team at WonderTree provides support to caregivers and youth to build emotion regulation and coping strategies, understand their neurodivergent profile, and provide wrap around multidisciplinary care.

Our blog here helps guide caregivers to promote emotion and behaviour regulation in their youth and our blog here provide you with mindfulness and breathing strategies to use in school.

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