Adaptive toys for children with disabilities and special needs.
Adaptive Ride-on toys for children with challenges
Kids with disabilities find pure joy in these ride-on toy cars that allow mobility. These electric toy cars make operations a little less daunting for children.
Parents and teachers know these motorized ride-on toy vehicles serve a more practical purpose, besides being fun for kids. They give students with severe disabilities the mobility to explore the world around them at the touch of a button, and they love it.
The toy cars also spark greater cognitive gains and can help students qualify for a motorized wheelchair at an earlier age.
Increasing mobility is key for these students and they then have that desire to move. These vehicles also boost social interactions. Many of these kids are nonverbal but using these ride-on toys can help them interact because they have a really cool medium to play through.
A Minnesota high school robotics team put together a power wheelchair by replacing the electrical components of a Power Wheels riding toy, installing a seat from a child bicycle carrier and assembling a joystick with a 3D printer for a young boy having mobility issues due to a rare genetic disease.
A lot of times people underestimate these kids; its just that they learn differently. We have to find new avenues and guide them.
These vehicles will also help the kids get a better sense of left and right. These cars also teach cause and effect. When kids touch the big red button on the steering wheel, the car powers forward. Children with sensory issues don’t like to touch. But that feeling gets forgotten as they seek the thrill of moving.
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