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Parents are eagerly waiting for a word from the government too, especially those with children who can benefit from special programming. For Shimon Becker, who’s son Mikey is on the autism spectrum, summer camp is an invaluable resource. “He tends to be better at socializing at camp than during the school year, and meeting friends,” said Becker, echoing calls from a group of pediatricians who wrote an open letter to the province calling for the reopening of camps. Dr Earl Rubin, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, says the benefits for children’s mental health offered by summer camps are irreplaceable elsewhere.