Special needs camp · Lake Balboa
CampED (The Ed Asner Family Center)
Full-day summer expressive arts camp in Van Nuys for neurodiverse children, teens and young adults ages 10 to 30.
- Ages
- Ages 10+
- Price
- $1,200/week
- Days
- Full day, 10am–3pm
- Dates
- Summer: dates not posted yet
- Where
- 16340 Roscoe Blvd, Lake Balboa
CampED inclusive expressive arts day camp
An inclusive, expressive-arts day camp for neurodiverse children, teens and young adults ages 10 to 30. Campers rotate through art, music, improv, voice over, dance, computer class (coding, digital art, online safety) and Friendship Builders, a social skills program developed by TEAFC for visible and invisible disabilities. Outings include beach days, the Discovery Cube and a Wildlife Learning Center trip. Led by Art Director Avivah Asner and Music Therapist Judy Langdon, with a neurodivergent team teaching the computer class. Camp runs 10am to 3pm, five days a week, at $1,200 per week. Self-determination funding and private funding are accepted, and CampED is classified under all Regional Centers as a social recreation program. Enrollment is by contacting the center.
- Summer dates not posted yet
- Camp runs 10am-3pm, 5 days per week.
- Activities: Art, Music, Theater & acting, Dance and Coding
About CampED (The Ed Asner Family Center)
The Ed Asner Family Center (TEAFC) is a resource for individuals with special needs and their families, co-founded by Navah Paskowitz-Asner and Matthew Asner, whose six children include three who are autistic. It runs CampED each summer, plus the Academy for adults 18+, year-round enrichment classes and a mental health program with licensed therapists. The center employs autistic self-advocates as counselors, educators and assistants.
- Classified by all Regional Centers as a social recreation program
Where and how to reach them
16340 Roscoe BlvdVan Nuys, CA 91406
Details from edasnerfamilycenter.org, checked October 12, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with CampED (The Ed Asner Family Center) before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.
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