Adaptive Equipment or Special Needs Equipment includes items that allow a child to perform tasks that they are unable to accomplish independently. These “tasks” are really just the things kids do throughout the day, but are difficult for children with special needs. Things like standing with a supportive device such as a Supine Stander, sitting at the kitchen table in a Hi-Low Chair, relaxing in a Chill-Out Chair playing Xbox, scrubbing in the tub using a Specialty Bath Chair, or sleeping in a safety bed from Beds by George, all have a host of great products to make life a bit easier for families. Children who need Special Needs equipment often have diagnoses such as Cerebral Palsy (CP), Muscular Dystrophy, SMA, Spina Bifida, Arthrogryposis, Rett Syndrome, Autism, and others that limit their ability to sit, stand, and walk independently.

Tadpole Adaptive has organized products into categories based on the function each item performs. The categories are listed in light green across the page above include subcategories with similar products. For example, the special needs Standers category includes: Sit to Stand, Prone Standers, Supine Standers, Dynamic Standers, Vertical Standers, and Combination Standers. Other categories are listed in similar fashion with Gait Trainers falling under Walking Products and Tilt-in-Space strollers found under Strollers. We have spent a great deal of thought selecting the products sold in our store. We provide ONLY the top brands such as Rifton, Convaid, Snug Seat, Leckey, OttoBock, Kaye, Thomashilfen, Ormesa, EasyStand, Maclaren, Beds by George, Tumble Forms, Special Tomato, Sunrise, and many more can be found on our Brands page above.

Because adaptive equipment is so expensive, Tadpole Adaptive has created a special needs fundraising program called the Tadpole Adaptive Registry. This program allows families to shop and configure the equipment their children need and then use powerful social media tools that lets friends and family chip-in a little or a lot to get the equipment that will make a big difference for a child. Be sure to watch the video explaining the whole process.

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