Therapists have known for years that play is critical to a child's cognitive development. The Encyclopedia of Children's Health defines cognitive development as the construction of thought processes including remembering, problem solving and decision making. In other words, play is a child's way of making sense of the world around him. For most children, play is a natural part of growing up and comes easily. But what about those children whose disabilities act as a barrier to their inborn inclination to play? Fortunately, there are a number of toys that are specially designed and adapted to help children with special needs overcome these barriers. Rehabmart is proud to offer the Adapted Cognitive Toy Kit that contains a plethora of toys designed to engage children and stimulate their natural instincts for play.

Designed by Enabling Devices, a company with over 35 years of experience in developing innovative toys for children with special needs, the Adaptive Cognitive Toy Kit includes best-selling toys that target different aspects of cognitive learning: sensory stimulation, auditory stimulation, tactile awareness and visual intelligence. Toys contained in the kit also have therapeutic uses for kids with physical disabilities, sensory processing disorders and communication issues. Used together, these toys will provide kids with hours of fun in addition to enhancing and nurturing problem solving skills, memory, organization skills, attention span and fine motor skills. All the toys in the Adaptive Cognitive Toy Kit are brightly colored, easy to clean and have been certified by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to be lead and phthalate free.

The Adaptive Cognitive Toy Kit can be used in a variety of settings, including schools, daycare centers, therapy centers and medical facilities. For children with fine motor challenges, a brightly colored, easy to use switch is included and can be used with all the following toys in the kit.

 



The Textured Carousel Busy Box is a merry-go-round of fun with six brightly colored, textured pads spinning around on a lazy Susan base. The slightest touch activates a number of stimulating activities including vibration, music, a popcorn ball popper and lights.

 

  

 

 

 




A gentle tug on the colorful, multifaceted Pull Ball will reward the child with music and lights and will help develop eye/hand coordination, finger isolation and small motor skills.

 

  

 

 

 

  




The Therapeutic Manipulator is a virtual feast of tactile, auditory and visual stimulation. Colorful characters and knobs can be manipulated to hear fun sounds, to see a rainbow of lights and to feel soothing vibrations. The base can be removed to be mounted on a wall (hardware is included).  


  



Designed to encourage tactile and visual stimulation, the High Striker has a soft pad that will trigger a path of lights up to a sphere filled with colorful balls. The amount of pressure needed to activate the pad can be adjusted to suit a child's abilities.

   
                                                     
The Peek-a-boo Mirror and the Lighted Vibrating Mirror encourage bilateral hand usage and tactile stimulation as well as providing visual feedback as children admire their reflections.

  



When hooked up to the included capability switch, the cute and cuddly Floppy Bunny will hop, wiggle its ears, make little bunny noises and delight children as well as teach them cause and effect skills.