Going to camp is a great way for any child to break from a daily routine and have fun, but for a child with special needs, the experience of going to camp takes on added significance. A child who lives with limitations every day will grow and thrive when he can attempt and conquer new types of physical activity, find increased independence, and meet the 
challenge of making new friends.
Here are some camps in and around New Jersey that cater to special kids:
Bloomfield Institute of Physical/Occupational Therapy
Verona, NJ; 973-239-1176
Camp Acorn
Paramus, NJ; 973-471-2911
Camp Jotoni (The ARC of Somerset County)
Manville, NJ; 908-725-8544
Camp Lee Mar
Lackawaxen, PA; 570-685-7188, summer; 215-658-1708, winter
Camp Marcella
Rockaway, NJ; 908-852-3896
Camp Merry Heart
Hackettstown, NJ; 908-852-3896
Camp Nejeda
Stillwater, NJ; 973-383-2611
Camp Northwood
Remsen, NY; 315-831-3621
Camp Oakhurst
Oakhurst, NJ; 732-531-0215
Camp Pal (Creative Speech Solutions, LLC)
Short Hills, NJ; 908-598-0228
Camp Starbright (Center for Hope)
Scotch Plains, NJ; 908-654-7510
Camp Trinitas
Trinitas Children's Therapy Services
Springfield, NJ; 973-218-6394
The Craig School Summer Academy
Mountain Lakes, NJ (grades 3-8); Lincoln Park, NJ (grades 9-12); 973-334-1295
Deron School
Union, NJ and Montclair, NJ; 908-206-0444
Elks Camp Moore
Haskel, NJ; 973-835-1542, summer; 609-651-6209, winter
First Children School Program
Fanwood, NJ; 908-654-2470
Happiness Is Camping, Inc.
Blairstown, NJ; 908-362-6733
Harbor Haven
West Orange, NJ; 908-964-5411
JCC MetroWest
Teen Tracks Travel (ages 13-21)
Camp Friends (preK–grade 6)
West Orange, NJ and Flanders, NJ; 973-530-3478
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Neil Klatskin Day Camp Tikvah
On Our Own Summer Program
Camp Haverim/Camp Dream Street
Summer P.A.L.S
Tenafly, NJ; 201-408-1448
KidCamp (Kid Therapy)
Chester/Martinsville, NJ; 908-879-5459 x4
Montgomery Academy Summer Program
Basking Ridge, NJ; 908-766-0362
New Jersey Camp Jaycee
North Brunswick, NJ; 732-246-2525
Summit Camp
Honesdale, PA; 973-732-3230
The Winston School Summer Camp
Short Hills, NJ; 973-379-4114