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How to Get Your Child Started in Adaptive Sports: A Complete Guide for Parents
...it's never too late. A 14-year-old discovering wheelchair basketball for the first time has just as much to gain as a kindergartener trying adaptive swimming. The better question isn't "what's the right age?" It's "is my child interested?" If they're curious about movement, competition, or just being around...
Health > Exercise
Adaptive Sports and Fitness for Children with Disabilities: Where to Start and How to Succeed
You've watched your child light up at the Paralympics on TV, or heard them ask if they could try swimming, or sensed that movement might unlock something you haven't been able to reach any other way. The idea of adaptive sports makes sense. The path from...
Health > Exercise
Swimming and Aquatic Therapy: Why Water Works for Children with Special Needs
How aquatic therapy helps children with special needs build strength and coordination, plus how to find a certified program near you.
News > Sports
Sophia Gibb Won Two Paralympic Medals. Now She's Covering the Games for NBC.
...skiing. A knee surgery in high school changed that plan. She switched to swimming, made the U.S. Para Swimming national team, and in 2017 became the world...school changed that plan. She switched to Swimming, made the U.S. Para Swimming national team, and in 2017 became the world champion in the 100m breaststroke...
Parenting > General
How to Use Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month to Advocate at Your Child's School
...resistance at school tends to soften a little, where phone calls get returned a little faster, and where the word "advocacy" feels slightly less like swimming upstream. If you've been waiting for the right moment to raise a concern with your child's IEP team, or if you've been sitting on a question that...
News > Sports
Kendall Gretsch: Defending Paralympic Gold at Milano Cortina 2026
Kendall Gretsch grew up in Downers Grove, Illinois, playing basketball, swimming, and rock climbing. She has spina bifida. When she got to Washington University in St. Louis to study biomedical engineering, she added triathlon...
Health > Exercise
How to Build an Exercise Routine for a Child with Special Needs (Without Burning Out)
...your child's sensory profile. Children who seek sensory input often respond well to movement that provides strong physical feedback: trampolining, swimming, rough-and-tumble play, carrying groceries, pushing a cart....
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Prioritizing Self-Care for Individuals with Special Needs
...per night. Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Exercise regularly. Choose activities you enjoy, like walking, swimming, or dancing. Practice relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation. Spend time with supportive friends and family members. Engage in...
News > Sports
Team USA Comes Home with 115 Medals, 40 Golds!
...For the U.S. women, Tatyana McFadden, track & field, and Jessica Long, swimming, both won six medals a piece. McFadden won four gold and two silver medals...silver medals, two bronze and a gold. In men's competition, Brad Snyder, swimming, won the most U.S. medals with three gold and a silver. Team USA swept...
News > Sports
Rachael Morrison Smashes Her Own World Record For Paralympic Discus Gold
...leukemia diagnosis in April, won her second medal of the Games. She'll turnaround from the track to the pool as she'll compete with the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team tomorrow in the women's 50-meter backstroke S2. "That's one of those things where you go with the flow," Mitchell said. "I haven't really thought...
Education > K-12
Teaching Special Needs Kids to Swim
...idea, it's essential. Swimming lessons help kids with...Creating an effective swimming program for kids with...understanding of each swimming student as well as a...some tips on teaching swimming lessons to kids with...individualized attention — Because swimming with be a new experience...motor disorders enjoy swimming safely. For children...
Education > Early Intervention
Activities that Help with Development
...physical activities for special needs children are also activities that can be enjoyed as a family. Take your child to the pool to practice moving and swimming in the water. In shallow water, your child can use water aerobic weights or other floating toys to play with and work on muscle building in his or...