Sylvia van Meerten
Hagai Maidenberg | August 8, 2016Sylvia van Meerten earned her BA in Liberal Arts from the Evergreen State College in Olympia WA, and her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from The Union Institute in Vermont. She specializes in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has dedicated her professional career to creating opportunities for people on the spectrum. A resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Sylvia has recently co-founded a non-profit called Chasing Summer with Scott Arizala. Together they help typical summer camps and recreation programs include more children on the autism spectrum.
In addition to her work with Chasing Summer, Sylvia has constructed and implemented successful overnight camp programs for young people with ASD at Dragonfly Forest, Camp Tall Tree and Frost Valley YMCA. She is committed to sharing information and routinely delivers workshops to teachers, nurses and youth development professionals about practical strategies for including people with ASD in typical programming. An avid sports fan, Sylvia spends her limited free time watching and playing basketball, football, and martial arts. She has two kids and a very patient husband. Sylvia believes that summer camp has profoundly influenced both her work ethic and sense of humor for the better.
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Sylvia van Meerten
Hagai Maidenberg | August 8, 2016 西尔维娅•凡•米尔岑在华盛顿州奥林匹亚的常青大学获得了她的文学学士学位，并在佛蒙特州联合研究所获得了她的咨询心理学硕士学位。她的专长是泛自闭症障碍并在她的专业生涯中致力于为相关人士提供更多的机会。作为密歇根州安娜堡的居民，西尔维娅最近和斯考特•阿里萨拉共同建立了一个叫做“追逐夏天”的非营利性组织。他们一起帮助有泛自闭症儿童的经典夏令营和娱乐项目。
除了她在“追逐夏天”的工作之外，西尔维娅还成功地在蜻蜓森林、大树露营和YMCA佛斯特山谷为有自闭症障碍的儿童们举办了过夜露营。她分享各种信息并且日常地把适应于自闭症人群的各种经典编排和实用策略工作坊带给老师、护士和青少年发展专业人士。作为一个热心的体育粉丝，西尔维娅将她用她有限的休息时间观看比赛，并且打篮球和踢足球还有武术。她有两个孩子和一个很有耐心的丈夫。西尔维娅相信夏令营深刻地以一种良好的方式影响了她的职业道德和幽默感。
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