Adaptive Equipment for Children with Special Needs
Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Equipment

Infants, Ages 0-2

Equipment
Floor mats, 2-3-inch of varying firmness
Therapy balls of varying sizes
Wedges: 4, 6, 8 and 12-inch
Inflatable mattress
Air compressor (for inflatables)
Therapy rolls and half rolls of varying sizes
Nesting benches, varying heights
Wooden weighted pushcart
Toddler swing
Floor mirror

Feeding
Bottle straws
Cut-out cups
Bottle holders
Built-up handled utensils
Scoop bowls
Coated spoons

Toys
Books
Mirror
Ring stack
Container toys
Pegboard
Rattles
Squeeze toys
Tracking toys
Toys for pushing, swiping, cause and effect
Form boards
Large beads
Large crayons

Pre-K, Ages 2-5

Equipment
Floor mats, 2-3-inch of varying firmness
Therapy balls: 16, 20, 24 and 37-inch diameter
Nesting benches
Therapy rolls: 8, 10 and 12-inch diameter
Steps
Floor mirrors
Climbing equipment
Small chair and table
Scooter board
Suspended equipment (see also Adaptive Physical Education Equipment, Balance/Gross Motor Coordination)
Walkers, sidelyers. proneboards. adapted chairs

Toys
Easel
Tricycles
Ride-on scooters
Wagon
Wooden push cart
Manipulative toys (puzzles, beads. pegs and pegboard. nesting toys, etc.)
Fastening boards (zippers, snaps. laces. etc.)
Paper, crayons, chalk, markers
Sand/water table
Play-Doh or clay
Target activities (beanbags, ring toss)
Playground balls (see under Adaptive Physical Education Equipment, Eye-Hand Coordination)

Adaptive Equipment for Children with Special Needs
Speech and Language Development

Infants, Ages 0-2

Equipment
Mirrors, wall and hand-held
Assorted spoons, cups, bowls, plates
Mats and sheets
Preston feeding chairs
High chair

Toys
Dolls (soft with large features and feeding equipment)
Rattles (noisemakers and easy to grasp)
Manipulative toys (for pulling, pushing, shaking, cause and effect)
Assorted picture books (large pictures, one-a-page)
Building blocks
Balls/belts
Telephone
Stacking rings
Shape sorters
Xylophone
Drum

Assessments and Books
Small Wonder Activity Kit
Pre-Feeding Skills by Suzanne Morris
Parent-Infant Communication
Bayley Scales of Infant Development
Movement Assessment in Infants by S. Harris
and L. Chandler
RIDES
HAWAII HELP
Early Learning Accomplishments
Profile and Kit (Kaplan)
Rosetti Infant/Toddler Language Scale

Pre-K, Ages 2-5

Equipment
Mirrors, wall and hand-held
Tongue depressors
Penlight
Stopwatch
Tape recorder and tapes
Toothettes
Horns and Whistles

Toys
Dolls (with movable parts and removable clothing)
Manipulative toys (cars and toys for pushing, stacking, cause and effect)
Building blocks
Dollhouse
Pretend play items (dress-up clothes, dishes, sink, food, telephone)
Play-Doh or clay
Puzzles (individual pieces or minimal interlocking parts)
Picture cards (nouns, actions, etc.)
Puppets
Animals
Storybooks with simple plot lines (large pictures and few, if any, words)

Assessments and books
Clinical evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Pre-School
Sequenced Inventory of Communication
Test of Auditory Comprehension of Language
Goldman Fristore Test of Articulation
Pre-School Language Assessment Inventory
Assessment of Phonological Processes
Expressive and Receptive One-Word Picture
Vocabulary Tests

Adaptive Equipment for Children with Special Needs
Adaptive Physical Education Equipment

Pre-K, Ages 2-5

Balance/Gross Motor Coordination
Incline mat
Balance beams, 4 and 12-inch wide
Floor mats, 2-inch
Bolsters
Rocking platforms
Scooters (sit-on type)
Tunnel (accordion style)
Training stairs
Hurdles, adjustable height

Eye-Hand Coordination
Balls (to hit, throw, and catch)
Beanbags and Target
Hula hoops
Lightweight paddles/rackets
Lightweight bats
Traffic cones
Batting Tees
Beachballs

Eye-Foot Coordination
Balls for kicking
Foot placement ladder
Footprints or "stepping stones"
Horizontal ladder