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Project

SENSE Theatre Camp

Center:

TN-Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2014

Contact Information:

Blythe Corbett
[email protected]
615-936-0280

Project Description:

SENSE Theatre is a 2-week day camp for youth, 7-18 years of age, with and without autism spectrum disorders. The goal of the camp is to improve the social and emotional functioning and reduce stress in children with autism through using behavioral and theatre techniques. The children with autism are paired with trained typically developing youth actors that serve as expert models of social interaction as well as co-actors on the stage. Youth with and without autism from 7-18 years of age will participate in the camp. The campers efforts will culminate in two performances at the end of the two weeks

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source: