“It’s a way to provide a no-stress day for families who have nothing but stress in their lives, and also for the children on the (autism) spectrum,” she said. Loeser described the annual event as a community for children with autism and their families. “It was almost fate that we found each other,” she said. “We all have autism in our world.”Ĭamp Co-Director Kelly Loeser said she and her husband, Dale, joined Trammell and co-organizer Woody German to create a local Surfers Healing camp soon after her son was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder. “The families get to interact with one another and no one is judging you,” she said. Since working with co-organizers to bring Surfers Healing to Ocean City nine years ago, Trammell said the event has grown to include participants from across the region. “So, I contacted them as asked what we had to do to bring Surfers Healing to Maryland to serve more families, and they actually got back to me within a week.” Surfing,’ with his speech pathologist and I was like ‘this is amazing,’” she said. “He actually initiated a short conversation ‘Water. Her son, Connor O’Brien, has autism and was non-verbal when he first participated in a Surfers Healing camp in Belmar, N.J. Like other families in attendance, Trammell said she has seen the effect surfing has had on her child.
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