From camps and schools to museums and medical centers, these local resources are ready to serve your child with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
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Talking to Your Child About Their Disability Diagnosis
Medical experts and parents discuss the how and when of having the talk.
Sensory Friendly Halloween Events in Dallas-Fort Worth
Treat your little ones with sensory challenges to these trick-free Halloween events.
Galaxy Park: Dallas-Fort Worth’s Newest All-Abilities Playground
A space-themed playground is now open at Fort Worth Museum of Science & History, giving guests an opportunity to have fun and build their motor skills and social-emotional development.
Special Needs Parents: What to Do When You’re Depressed?
How to tell the difference between fatigue and depression, and where caregivers can turn for help.
Spin the Spectrum Teaches DJ Skills to Those with Autism
A Dallas program is teaching DJ skills to kids and adults on the spectrum—providing a method of regulation, giving them predictable social interactions, and growing their confidence.
Helping Your Child with Special Needs Exercise
Daniel Stein, CEO and founder of Special Strong, shares his expert tips for encouraging your child with special needs to exercise.
Ending Elopement: When Your Child with Special Needs Takes Off
There’s nothing more terrifying than when your child takes off without you—here’s how to manage this behavior
A Special Education Consultant’s Top Tips for Parents
After a report showing problems in Texas’ special education system, here’s what moms and dads should know.
Preparing Your Child with Special Needs for School
Local administrators share advice for helping kids adjust to classroom expectations and time away from their parents.
Barbie Collection Features More Dolls with Disabilities
Barbie expands its Fashionistas collection with more dolls with disabilities. These dolls have hearing aids, a prosthetic leg, and vitiligo.
Spotlight on Howdy Homemade Ice Cream
People with special needs are often frozen out of the workforce, but not at Howdy Homemade Ice Cream.
Meet Cystic Fibrosis Advocate Jennifer Jaetzold
Jennifer Jaetzold is motivated by making life better for those around her—starting with her kids, two of whom have cystic fibrosis.
All About Developmental-Behavioral Pediatricians
If you’re concerned about your child’s development, behavior or the impact of a disability or disorder, seeing a developmental-behavioral pediatrician can speed the process of getting answers and a treatment plan.
The Most Hoppingest Easter Events for Kids with Special Needs
Join egg hunt and meet the Easter Bunny at these eggcellent Easter events for kids with special needs in Dallas-Forth Worth.
Teaching Your Child with Special Needs About Money
Local experts share tips for parents teaching their kids with special needs about money matters, from cash to cards and electronic transfers.
Morgan’s Wonderland Camp Offers Year-Round Fun for All Abilities
This new resort in San Antonio, offering ziplining, horse riding, climbing walls and more, is open to the public for family weekends.
How to Prepare Your Child with Special Needs for Halloween
Excited for Halloween but not all the shenanigans? Tips for preparing your child with sensory challenges or other special needs.
ADHD-Friendly Halloween Tips from Local Moms
Moms of kids with ADHD share their strategies to avoid the sugar high—and inevitable crash—on Halloween.
Adaptive Halloween Costumes for Kids with Special Needs
Look no further than some of your favorites brands for show-stopping, head-turning adaptive Halloween costumes that your child will love.