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Autism Summer Camps in Fort Myers, Florida

Fort Myers is the larger half of a small regional market, and that works in your favour — Lee County has more programming than Collier, so Naples families often drive north while Fort Myers families can usually stay put. The search still needs to start in January.

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CARD-USF — Out-of-School Time (OST) Directory

University-based camp directory

Directory of summer camps, swim lessons and childcare programs, filterable by category and county. CARD-USF's Southwest Florida office serves Lee, Collier and Charlotte; phone 239-590-7769. Free, disability-aware and refreshed — the best annual starting point, and the phone call often finds more than the filter.

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Family Initiative

Regional autism nonprofit

Southwest Florida autism services organization based in the Fort Myers area. Worth contacting directly for current community programming and recommendations — year-round local organizations know what is running and what works, which no directory carries.

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Southwest Florida Sensory-Friendly Activities Roundup

Regional listing

Tracks sensory-friendly activities and programming across Fort Myers, Naples and Southwest Florida. Useful for assembling a patchwork summer of shorter recurring activities when full-time camp is not the right answer.

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Very Special Camps — Florida

Statewide camp directory

Statewide directory of Florida special needs summer camps, useful when Lee County options do not fit the right age range or support level — particularly for residential options elsewhere in the state.

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