Frequently asked questions
Honest answers to honest questions.
Eight days mean around 160 hours lived together: your child's specialist-supervised daily flow (~110 hours), your own parent coaching (24-32 hours), and complementary sessions and group work (~18-24 hours) — the equivalent of five or six months of conventional support. But the one who really changes is not your child: it is you. And when you change, your child develops.
No — and that is a deliberate choice. At least one parent must attend in full for all eight days. Without you, the programme does not work.
The first two days are unhurried getting-to-know-you days by design. Nobody pushes your child into anything, and you are right there beside them. Settling in happens at your child's own pace.
At Bizim Kamp you take part in a full-life session instead. Ten consecutive days with no gaps in between, a programme where we wake up together every single morning — because it supports and develops the person who will carry the gains home: you. The sessions your child already attends become more meaningful and more productive precisely because you are now a genuine participant. With one caveat: we believe that after camp, those programmes will need to be rebuilt to match your child's new stage of development.
Yes, and we recommend it. But because the accommodation plan is built around participant numbers, you must confirm this definitively when you apply. Changes reported later disrupt the whole allocation.
We look at sibling participation together during the preliminary meeting. The decision takes into account the sibling's age and needs and the capacity of the camp location, so that we can keep giving every family equal attention.
No, but you must tell us at the initial consultation. Medication remains your responsibility, and no medication is changed during the camp.
The kitchen operates allergen separation and labelling. If there is a risk of anaphylaxis you must carry an adrenaline auto-injector. We plan this in detail at the initial consultation.
Water safety is our first priority. The pools are closed outside scheduled hours, and water activities take place only under a qualified lifeguard with one-to-one supervision.
You may travel in your own vehicle; after enrolment we send detailed directions, a location link and parking information. Having your own car also gives you freedom to move around. For families arriving by air, a free group transfer is arranged from the airport to the venue.
Only with your permission. We ask for two separate consents: one for assessment purposes and one for promotional use. Declining the promotional consent is no obstacle whatsoever to enrolling.
You go home with a structured 90-day practice calendar and a roadmap made for your child. Regular follow-up for every child continues as part of OYADDER's standard way of working.
The number depends on the capacity of each camp location. The Bademler / Urla camp is limited to 14 families so that we can give every family equal, high-quality coaching.
No. After your application we hold an initial consultation. Enrolment follows a suitability assessment and mutual agreement.
No. QEEG gathers additional data about how the brain functions; it does not diagnose, and it does not “measure” a developmental difference.
No. The aim of our gut-brain protocol is to reduce the effect that digestive discomfort has on behaviour and sleep — not to treat a developmental difference.
Yes. Families join from Europe, North America and the Gulf. The camp is run in Turkish. A free group transfer is arranged from the airport for families arriving by air; those driving come straight to the venue. Most participants are Turkish citizens and need no visa; for families holding other citizenships we settle entry requirements together at the initial consultation.
No. The programme suits children of every age group. The three stages on this site — First Diagnosis, Early Intervention, School Readiness — are the camp's main target groups, not a limit. For children aged 10 and over, taking part is decided together in the initial conversation, based on how the child is doing overall.
Not early — the opposite. At this stage the work is less about the child than about the family finding its direction: secure attachment, joint attention, initiating communication, and settling daily living skills into a routine. For younger children, time spent in group activity increases gradually at their own tolerance. Nobody is pushed.
At this stage the focus is starting and sustaining communication, core living skills (eating, toileting, dressing), building play, age-appropriate responsibility and sensory regulation. The rhythm of the day is set around your child's sleep, food and sensory load, and the parent coaching follows the same headings.
You have not. At this stage the focus is peer relationships, completing tasks independently, self-regulation and school readiness, and a good part of the parent coaching goes to the relationship with the school. At this age the work is usually less about teaching new skills than about the child being able to use, in the school setting, the skills they already have.
In most cases yes. Above 10, taking part depends on how the child is doing overall and how they settle into the group, so we decide it together in the initial conversation. For older children and young adults we also run separate, longer camps built entirely around individual needs.
The stages run within the same camp; each child follows their own flow while you stay together as a family. Whether both children take part is assessed and agreed together during the preliminary meeting.
Age three sits within the First Diagnosis programme, but follows a sub-programme with a higher level of one-to-one support. Time spent in group activities is increased gradually, at the child's own tolerance. Nobody is pushed.