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With the summer holidays and many parents planning family holidays, travelling with a child with special needs can be especially daunting. Read our top tips for stress free travel with your child.

It’s an easy assumption to make. A young child starts crying in a busy public space and we often jump to the same conclusion. “They’re just having a tantrum”, it’s just what they do at that age, right? Well, you might be surprised. It might not be a tantrum, but what is referred to as a sensory meltdown.

In this blog we try to answer a common question we see floating around the special needs community, “Is adaptive clothing actually more expensive than standard children's clothing? 

Disabled children and those with special needs are more than twice as likely to have problems with sleep than others. If sleep problems continue for a long period of time, they can affect a child’s mood, learning, behaviour, and health. There are many sleep problems that children with special needs may face. These are three common ones to look out for:

Even if your child has difficulty seeing, hearing, comprehending, or manipulating books, they can still enjoy them with your help. Sometimes, it’s not the most straightforward task, so here are some tips on how to make reading with children with special needs a breeze.

Exploring new sights, smells, colours, shapes, and activities expands minds and is a fun part of growing up. Here are some activity suggestions that children with autism may enjoy.