Summer is here and how do you encourage summer activities for folks with special needs?

There are many camps for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities utilize therapeutic horseback riding.

Also, outdoor recreational activities include hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, and participating in outdoor team sports.

These activities can include crossword puzzles, word searches, memory games, and more.

Not only do they provide a sense of challenge and accomplishment, but also they can help improve memory and concentration.

So how do you keep a disabled person busy?

Some Hobbies For Special Needs

1. Play Jigsaw Puzzles.
2. Make Crafts.
3. Start Painting/Drawing.
4. Snap Photographs.
5. Start a Collection.
6. Grow Your Own Herbs.
7. Learn a Foreign Language.
8. Take Up a Musical Instrument.
9. Theme Parks
10. Zoos
11. Build a Treehouse in Your Backyard

Summer activities for special needs can consist of going to music, dance, art or drama classes can also help teach a person with learning disabilities how to interact with others and how to follow instructions.

Communicating with others can sometimes be difficult for someone with a learning disability, and can lead to frustration.

 

More Ideas for Activities

• Ceramics/Pottery
• Chess
• Coloring
• Collecting
• Doll-making
• Karaoke
• Legos
• Model Airplanes and Kits
• Museum Outings
• Outdoor Sports and Games
• Storytelling and Creative Writing
• Reading a Book Out Loud
• Therapeutic Horseback Riding

Considerations like these should be part of all event planning.

1. Ensure all program registration and sign up forms are accessible and include questions about accommodations so people can fully participate. …
2. Be discreet and respectful. …
3. Share materials in multiple ways. …
4. Ensure the space is physically accessible.

Activities of daily living (ADLs) are the essential, everyday tasks necessary for self-sufficiency and independent living.

Unfortunately, these functions are often difficult (or impossible) for seniors and people with disabilities due to mental and/or physical limitations.

Summer activities for special needs can boost morale, encourage physical activity, inspire positive thinking, and promote healthy socialization through conversation and engagement with others.

Most people can engage in an active lifestyle through walking—including people with disabilities who are able to walk or move with the use of assistive devices, such as wheelchairs or walkers.

In fact, walking is the most common form of physical activity reported among active adults with mobility disability.

Call us today to arrange care for your special needs loved ones.

Our caregivers can engage in any one of these activities to keep your special needs loved ones safe and active throughout the summer!