Special Needs : Page 4

10 Salon Visit Tips for Kids with Special Needs

From easing anxiety to picking the right salon, improve your child’s salon experience with these helpful tips.

Colorado Parent Staff

Providing Bikes for Kids with Disabilities

The Two Angels Foundation provides adaptive bikes to children with a wide range of disabilities.

Disabilities Don’t Stop this Theater Troupe

Phamaly Theatre Company stages full-scale performances featuring actors with a wide range of disabilities.

Leveling the Playing Field

Sports clinics inspire individuals with special needs to shoot, swing, throw, and get active.

Style for All Abilities

Meet Alexandra Connell, the Denver entrepreneur behind Patti + Ricky, an online store offering stylish clothing and accessories for people of all abilities.

Meet the McGarrity Family

Jeff and Sonia McGarrity are raising seven children, three with Down syndrome, and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

Creating Inclusive Experiences for All Children

Preparing children for lives where individuals with and without special needs can live, work, and excel together begins where so many things do, in positive social and educational environments. A number of Colorado schools and organizations are busting down barriers and discovering the benefits and challenges of inclusive experiences.

Kristi Hemingway

School Success with Special Needs

How kids with autism and sensory processing issues may struggle in school, and what methods can help.

Skiing Levels the Playing Field for a Paralyzed Steamboat Springs Teen

This Colorado teen is driven to compete in the 2022 Paralympics.

Michelle Ancell

Up for the Challenge

Understanding Difficult Behavior in Kids with Autism.

Understanding Your Child’s IEP

Learning to navigate an Individualized Education Program.

Kristi Hemingway

A Father’s Inspired Journey

Arc Thrift Stores CEO Lloyd Lewis is creating opportunities for people with disabilities. For him, the connection is personal.

How can I explain my child’s anxiety-related behaviors?

Licensed clinical psychologist Joey Tadie shares tips for parents.

Courtney Drake-McDonough

Autism Community Store

Discover a One-Stop Shop for Special Needs Resources.

Fun Options for Socialization

Tips to engage your child and help build social skills

Teaching Trades to Kids With Autism

High school students with autism can receive school credit in auto mechanics, carpentry, and computer science through TACT.

Camps to Help Kids Cope

Local families share their experiences at Colorado camps designed for their unique needs.

Accessible Dreams

New legislation opens college doors to students with special needs.

Michelle Ancell

Access to Natural Adventures

Our state is full of locations that are accessible for all. Here’s where to go to enjoy all that Colorado has to offer.

Colorado Parent Staff

Finding Rest with the Help of Respite Care

The importance of caring for yourself, so you can better care for your child.

Kristi Hemingway