Family near Brockville, Ont. struggling to find summer camps for their two autistic children
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A family from just outside of Brockville, Ont. is running out of options for their two autistic children to go to summer camp this year.
A family from just outside of Brockville, Ont. is running out of options for their two autistic children to go to summer camp this year.
Ethan Brodofski, 8, and Austin Brodofski, 6, have each been sent home from four different summer camps this year. They are both diagnosed with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
"There are behaviour issues with the boys. We understand that," said their mother, Sabrina Brodofksi.
She works as a registered nurse, and has been forced to take time off to look after her sons. She's a contract worker, so her time off isn't paid. Her husband is also a contract worker.
"It's put me under a lot of financial stress because I cannot work," she continued.
Part of the frustration for the Brodofski family has been the process of enrolling Ethan and Austin into the camps they are subsequently sent home from. They provide the camps with a list of needs the kids have, and have been told the camps can handle it.
"I was very upfront, honest about all the diagnoses," Sabrina explained to CTV News. "Their issues, their concerns, anything that they would need to know to be successful."
