Like other kids, kids with special needs are diverse, and there are many educational apps that can help them with their needs. Here are some of the best.
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How Frisco ISD and Frisco Public Library Are Helping Teens With IDD
High schoolers with special needs are building job skills and independence through this FISD and Frisco Library IDD program.
Sensory-Friendly Summer Activities
Looking for some fun, sensory-friendly activities for your kids? Try these out!
Play is Grand at PlayGrand Adventures in Grand Prairie
If you’re looking for a new play experience for the kiddos that isn’t your usual neighborhood playground—but still gets them outside and moving—we found the place for you.
The First in Hurst
Newly dedicated on August 20, Mayfair Park’s sprawling playground is the first in Hurst designed specifically for children with special…
The Eagles Program by the Coppell YMCA
Thirty special-needs kids and their dads bond on a regular basis thanks to the innovative Adventure Guides “Eagles” program sponsored…
Pump It Up's Sensory Jump Time Program
Party venue Pump It Up is forging the path toward sensory entertainment. Thanks to their new Sensory Jump Time program,…
Five Things to Do in May & June
Five Things to Do in May & June
Sports & Fitness Classes for Special Needs in Dallas-Fort Worth
Adaptive sports and fitness programs for kids with disabilities, ranging from swimming and dancing to baseball and tumbling.
Laugh Out Loud
Stomping Ground Comedy Theater is unrolling Improv for Life, a series of therapeutic comedy classes for teens and adults with anxiety, autism, dementia and brain injuries, run by psychotherapist Andrea K. Baum.
For the Love of the Game
For most typical kids, their weeknights and weekends consist of Little League baseball, practice after practice and game after game….
Life Cycle
Thanks to the Glide Bikes Super Glider, anyone who can walk can ride a bicycle. The Super Glider’s patented Slow…
Serving Up Skills
Parents of kids with special needs know the pros of instilling practical skills—and the importance of having fun while learning….
Free Movie Screenings for Kids With Special Needs
If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable about taking your child to the movies, you can now find comfort at the Studio…
Jump, Jump!
The phrase “bouncing off the walls” is one that parents are accustomed to. All that bouncing can actually be a…
Dancing Queen
When Beatrice, a 7-year-old with autism, first joined the adaptive dance class at Chamberlain Performing Arts in Plano, she wanted…
Taekwondo for Kids with Special Needs
Most parents long for their child with special needs to be accepted as just “one of the kids.” That’s becoming…
Getting Their Feet Wet
Julia Kachur can swim. This is a big deal for the 16-year-old, who has mild cerebral palsy, cognitive disabilities and…
Swimming Lessons for Special Needs
Children with special needs find freedom in the water
5 Things to do in January & February
January 6 – Mandy Harvey in Concert Snag your tickets for a concert by Mandy Harvey, an America’s Got Talent…