Summer Respite Services 2026
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOR NEW FAMILIES
Regrettably, we cannot take any further registrations for the Summer 2026 season because our waiting list is now full. We will keep your contact information on hand and reach out to you if any spots become available.
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CAMP INFORMATION
Ratios and Programs
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Possible ratios based on needs: 1 companion for 1 participant | 1 companion for 2 participants | 2 companions for 1 participant
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Bergamote: Participants aged 5 to 14 years old
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Rock-Camp-Bol: Participants aged 14 to 24 years old
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Wasabi: Participants with severe behavioral disorders and/or special needs
Sessions :
- Session 1 (3 weeks) – From June 29 to July 17, 2026
- Session 2 (2 weeks) – From July 20 to July 31, 2026
- Session 3 (2 weeks) – From August 3 to August 14, 2026
Rate: Please note that starting April 1, 2026, there will be a slight increase in the rates for our respite services. We will inform you of the details as soon as possible. To give you an idea of the amounts, here are the 2025 rates: $340.00 per week.
Fee: The fee must be paid during the meeting with your child’s group coordinator on the weekend of May 16-17, 2026, at the Autism Montreal offices.
Location: Irénée-Lussier High School (4420 Hochelaga Street, Montreal, QC, H1V 0C1)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Daycare service: This service is not guaranteed for summer 2026.
Transportation: Please note that no transportation is provided by the camp. Transportation must be arranged or provided (adapted transportation) by the family. The family must also provide an OPUS card with a minimum of two tickets per day.
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History and Philosophy of the Respite Service
Since 1988, Camp Bergamote (formerly known as Camp Beding Bedang) has offered respite services in the form of a summer day camp, for families of participant with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) with or without intellectual disability. Since its beginning, the service has undergone many changes. In 1997, because the needs of teenagers and adults were different from those of the participantren, we created the Rock-Camp-Bol day camp. Previously run on a contractual basis, it has been under the management of Autisme et troubles envahissants du développement Montréal (Autisme Montréal) since 2000. That same year, Bergamote (3 to 15) and Rock-Camp-Bol (14 to 24) were merged, and we now talk about sections rather than camps.
In 2004, we restructured the two sections and opened a new group within Rock-Camp-Bol. Since then, the Bergamote section welcomes participants aged 3 to 14 and comprises 5 groups: early intervention, specialised 5-8, specialised 8-11, specialised 11-15 and socialisation. The Rock-Camp-Bol section welcomes teenagers and adults aged 14 to 24 and comprises 3 groups: 2 specialised and 1 socialisation.
The Wasabi section was created in 2007 to answer the specific needs of a clientele with severe behaviour problems.
Also in 2007, the term “summer day camp” was replaced by “summer respite service”.
This summer respite service is made possible through the financial support of the Montreal Regional Health and Social Services