Camp counselor Hannah Reidman watches as camper Andrew Sturdivent 5, bowls at Vacationland Bowling. Finding the Pieces is a day camp for children with autism.

Campers and counselors board a van to go bowling during Finding the Pieces day camp. This summer, eight elementary school students are attending the camp, where they work one-on-one with counselors and participate in a variety of activities, from arts and crafts to a trip to the local pet store to pet cats and check out lizards.

Camp counselor Emily Wasina congratulates camper Bryce Quattrone, 7, after Quattrone rolled a ball down the lane. The camp is a pilot program in Biddeford modeled after Camp Summit at the University of Maine in Farmington.

Wasina looks on as camper Bryce reacts after sending a ball down the lane.

Camp Director Shannon O'Brien, sitting, and counselor Kylie Williams cheer as camper Whit Jackson, 6, watches his ball roll down the lane at Vacationland Bowling in Saco.

Reidman walks Andrew back up the lane after he retrieved a ball that stopped midway down the lane while bowling at Vacationland Bowling in Saco.