Special Resources: Online Specialty Stores for Children with Special Needs Holiday Shopping Just Got Easier
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Specialty Stores for Children with Special Needs
Different Roads to Learning
Different Roads to Learning is founded to help teachers and parents give every young student on the autism spectrum the materials and tools they need to reach their highest academic and social potential. 
They have carefully researched and selected more than 600 of the most effective Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) tools for educating and empowering students with autism, from assessments such as the ABLLS-R and VB-MAPP, to visual Time Timers and MotivAiders. Their products make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals with ASD!
121 West 27th Street, Suite 1003B
New York, NY 10001
T. 800-853-1057 / 212-604-9637
F. 800-317-9146 / 212-206-9329
Playability Toys
PlayAbility Toys creates award winning products that engage children and adults with special needs. The toys have unique features that are designed based on input from teachers, therapists, and family members of children and adults with special needs. They promote fun first, but, are loaded with features that support therapeutic, educational, and motivational goals.
Fun and Function
Awesome products for awesome kids is the company’s motto. Their focus is to create fun, engaging, creative and cool products for the best group of people on the planet. Their toys, clothing and therapy tools are lovingly designed to build each child’s skills and self-esteem. Affordable pricing, high quality, and kid-friendly designs are the key to their success. The company is passionate about designing products that help kids feel good and achieve their best. There are therapists on staff who can answer questions about any of their products, and which products would be most helpful for you and your child(ren).
POB 11,
Merion Station, PA 19066
Call: 1.800.231.6329 or 1.215.876.8500
Fax: 1.866.343.6863
GROWING TREE TOYS
Growing Tree Toys is a specialty toy store committed to providing educational toys that challenge, stimulate, and encourage children to express their creativity.
Local: 814-237-3655
Online: 800-372-9982
Toys ’R’ Us
Take advantage of the shop-by-skill option online at Toysrus.com/DifferentlyAbled. Through this dedicated microsite, shoppers can narrow the selection of the toys by refining their search by a specific skill. Shoppers can view the digital, flip-able version of the Guide in both English and Spanish.
eSpecial Needs
eSpecial Needs offers a variety of appealing active play toys for children with special needs, including autism. Whether the toy offers an enjoyable sensory experience, teaches balance and coordination, enhances gross motor development or simply entertains your child, these special needs and autism toys are specifically made to accommodate special children.
Lakeshore Learning
Lakeshore Learning creates innovative educational materials that spark young imaginations, instill a sense of wonder and foster a lifelong love of learning. They help children reach developmental milestones and achieve educational goals—while still having fun! All of the products carried must meet stringent quality and safety standards
Fat Brain Toys
For over 10 years, Fat Brain Toys has been carefully choosing the best toys from around the world, in addition to acquiring the single largest selection of American-made toys found anywhere. They provide toll-free support by award-winning toy EXPERTS before AND after the sale.
Special Needs Toys
The company presents their range of Special Needs Toys, from mobile Multi-Sensory to Swings, Trampolines and other Sensory Integration kits, Switches, Rewards and small Sensory toys.
Shop: Learning Games and Toys
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This post originally appeared on our November/December 2013 Magazine
