Resources

ADAPT A TOY

Adapt-a-Toy is a Christmas initiative to provide specially adapted toys to children with special needs. It began in 2020 with Life OT and Theraplay, in our first year, we were able to gift 15 special needs children with adapted toys. In 2024, we provided specially adapted toys and gifts to over 100 children and a children's home. We look forward to ensuring every child nominated receives a toy for Christmas- every child deserves a chance to play.

AIDANEED FOUNDATION

The Aidaneed Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds and provides new wheelchairs and mobility aids to underprivileged citizens of all ages with a range of disabilities. This foundation will change the lives of persons living with disabilities by providing therapy to facilitate proper positioning and support mobility to function as independently as possible. Aidaneed was launched in 2019 and merged with Theraplay Pediatrics Ltd, our partner company.

MENTAL HEALTH AND SPECIAL NEEDS DATABASE

Theraplaytt has created a resource database with a wide range of services from mental health, physical health, helplines, and NGOs.

This database can be accessed on the page below or through this link.
Click here for full screen access: https://theraplaytt.notion.site/Theraplaytt-Resource-Database-in-Trinidad-and-Tobago-2899f630c83148bb94b6f2274befdd1b?pvs=4

EDUFLY INITIATIVE

EduFly is a flyer campaign with a thematic twist, dedicated to promoting special needs inclusive education. We plan to release new sets of flyers coinciding with key events throughout the year, including Carnival, Easter, Summer, and Halloween. We aim to have them placed in a variety of different places such as doctor's offices, work places, and schools.

Download available flyers below and tag us when you put them up!

Olander Earthworks- Focus Report

Focus is something a lot of people struggle with, and most of the advice out there starts and ends with "put your phone away." But for plenty of adults, that doesn't solve the problem. The harder part is getting a racing or anxious mind to settle down enough to focus.
Olander Earthworks surveyed 106 mental health and allied practitioners, and anxiety and racing thoughts were cited more often than digital distraction, 64% to 50%.

100 of the 106 practitioners also shared the routines their clients use to get into focused work, from taking a short walk or changing rooms to making coffee or doing something with their hands first. For someone who's already tried removing distractions and still struggles to focus, it offers another way to think about the problem and a few practical things they can actually try.

The Focus Report:
https://www.olanderearthworks.com/blogs/news/the-focus-report-how-practitioners-help-adults-reach-flow