Adaptive Clothing and Accessories

  • Adaptive Clothing and Accessories

    From syringes to socks…..

    Our children just have SO MUCH STUFF. From medications to medication supplies, oxygen to oxygen supplies, tube-feeding formula to tube-feeding supplies, the list just keeps going. It can be quite overwhelming, and can overtake our homes to the point we feel we are living in a hospital. But keeping everything organized is just not that simple. You KNOW what I mean. You know that eating one meal might require an adaptive plate, an adaptive utensil, a bib, something to prop up the elbow, a special drinking cup, a communication device, etc., etc. The hardest part is that our kids need so many different supplies throughout the day just to live…

  • Adaptive Clothing and Accessories

    Thinking about a wheelchair-costume for Halloween?

    Halloween is next week! EEK! This is hard to believe since it feels like kids just went back to school yesterday. I do realize this post probably should have been a little sooner but nevertheless, here we are. Plus, I’m sure there folks out there looking for last-minute costume ideas. I am currently in the process of making my son’s wheelchair costume for this year so I thought, “Why not share how to make one?”. There are literally tons of ideas out there on wheelchair costumes (thanks to some highly creative parents). I am the parent that is guilty of searching for these ideas on Pinterest and creating either a…

  • Adaptive Clothing and Accessories

    Adaptive Clothing – The Onesie

    Where to find onesies/bodysuits for special needs children Life is easy when your child is young and various types of clothing can be found in typical cute children’s clothing stores (well, ok, life is never easy with a special needs child but you’ll see what I mean with respect to this topic when your child is older). Many of you know that once your child passes the age of 24 months some of the baby/toddler clothing we all take for granted is nowhere to be found. One of these items is a high-value item in our household, the famous ONESIE !!!!! We absolutely cannot survive without onesies. So you can…