You’ll Love This List of Sensory Friendly Fun

Take your pick of activities around DFW that cater to children with autism and their families.

Going places with kiddos on the autism spectrum is a great way for them to practice their communication and social skills and build their confidence and independence. The venues and activities listed below offer more controlled settings for children with sensory sensitivities, making your job a little easier as a parent and the experience more enjoyable for everyone.

If you need support for your toddler, contact the autism and ABA therapy experts at The Behavior Exchange. We’re the first ABA therapy provider in all of North Texas to earn the highest accreditation possible. And, we’ve recently earned re-accreditation at the highest level again! A brighter future is possible for your child and family, and we can help you get there.

Now on with our list of sensory friendly fun!

In Frisco

  • Frisco Athletic Center (FAC) The FAC is an award-winning, family-focused fitness and aquatic facility. To make sure everyone feels welcome, especially visitors with autism, families can check out sensory kits for their kiddos, complete with noise-cancelling headphones, sunglasses, fidget tools, verbal cue cards, and other helpful tools. The center has even created social stories that you can use to prepare your child and make them feel more comfortable before your visit.
  • Play Street Museum The Play Street Museum is an engaging and educational neighborhood children’s museum with fun activities for toddlers and children up to 8 years old. Kids are transported to The Town Square where they can explore interactive exhibits based around life in the city. Immersive exhibits provide a hands-on experience where sensory play is at the forefront, including a slime lab and self-contained sensory kits to continue the fun and learning at home.  
  • Hope Park Hope Park is a popular playground destination for children of all abilities. It features rubberized footing for added safety, sensory areas, and adaptive playground equipment. Visit the covered pavilion named Picnic Alley, enjoy the Tot Lot with toddler-friendly ramps, slides, tunnels, moving floors, conveyor belt, bounce animals, and a sensory play area, or let your older kiddo loose at the Big Kid Lot with monkey bars, climbing walls, ropes and ladders, ramps, tunnels, covered/uncovered slides, and a variety of swings.
  • AMC Movie Theater AMC partners with the Autism Society to offer a Sensory Friendly Film program, where families and their children with autism can enjoy movies without worrying about making noise or moving around too much. Films are shown with the theater lights turned up, the sound turned down, and kids can get up, dance, walk, shout, or sing. Also, to make sure kids can start having fun right away, there also no trailers before the feature presentation. AMC’s sensory friendly film experience is available on the second and fourth Saturday of every month.
  • iFLY iFLY is a fun and safe indoor skydiving experience for children and adults. They offer an All Abilities program for individuals who have physical and/or cognitive challenges. They provide proper accommodations based on specific challenges, additional assistance and attention during orientation and putting on a flight suit and helmet, and highly-trained instructors who personally guide all All Abilities flyers through the indoor skydiving.

In Plano

  • Studio Movie Grill The Studio Movie Grill offers sensory friendly Special Needs Screenings where you and your kiddo can enjoy movies where the lights are up, the volume is low, and moving around, talking, and even dancing in the aisles is welcome. Special Needs Screenings are shown on select Saturdays at 11 am. Tickets are free for all attendees, and seating is first come, first served. 
  • Chuck E. Cheese Chuck E. Cheese offers Sensory Sensitive Sundays, special play days on the first Sunday of every month for families and kids. The fun starts earlier than usual and features dimmed lighting, shows and music turned down or turned off, quieter arcade games, and a less-crowded environment. 
  • We Rock the Spectrum We Rock the Spectrum is an indoor gym experience designed especially for children with autism and sensory sensitivities. The gym features specialized equipment, including swings, crash mats, and ziplines that support motor skill development and sensory integration.
  • The Crayola Factory The Crayola Factory offers Sensory Sundays, a morning event designed for kids and families who want to experience all of the colorful and creative activities everyone else does, but with special adaptions for sensory needs. Lights are dimmed, music is turned off, and there’s quiet room if your kiddo needs a break.
  • Plano Public Library The Adapted Library program from the Plano Public Library system offers fun monthly events that are sensory-friendly and targeted toward the needs of neurodivergent children, teens, adults and their families/caregivers. Events features a wide range of topics for kids of different ages, ranging from storytime and art adventures to art social hours, dance parties, engineering challenges, and science explorers. Advanced registration is required and events fill up quickly, so plan ahead.  
  • Jack Carter Park Jack Carter Park is a community park with an inclusive playground designed for children ages 2 through 12 of all abilities to play together and engage in a range of movement, climbing, tactile, visual, and auditory play equipment. Other park amenities include a pavilion, picnic tables, a pond, restrooms, sand volleyball courts, and trails for walking and exploring.
  • Liberty Playground @ Windhaven Meadows Park Liberty Playground is a universally designed playground, featuring more than 20,000 square feet of accessible play equipment for inclusive play for everyone regardless of ability. It features sensory activities and physical play structures on synthetic turf with equipment that focus on all six elements of play: social, emotional, physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication. There’s also a a sensory garden with wooden elements and 1,800 square fee of water features, including user-activated spray features.

In DFW

  • Down to Play Down to Play is an indoor playground experience in Dallas designed with special needs in mind. The main playground has three distinct zones for safe and age-appropriate play, with dedicated toddler and baby areas. There’s also a cool sensory room that provides children with the individualized sensory input, and a therapy room fully equipped with recommended physical & occupational therapy equipment. Each room is available to use with no additional charge when booked in advance.
  • Dallas Zoo Dallas Zoo just south of downtown offers sensory friendly experiences for all ages three times a year. Families can enjoy a calm, welcoming environment with smaller crowds and limited noise.
  • Flag Pole Hill Park Flag Pole Hill in Lake Highlands is a 101.7-acre park with scenic walking trails to explore and beautiful views of White Rock Lake. The park also features a specially designed playground for all-inclusive fun that encourages physical, cognitive, and social growth. It has swings, climbing nets, a spinning wheel, and more. One of the most popular features of the park is known as the Boomerang, a huge climbing structure with nets and rope swings.
  • Ballet North Texas Ballet North Texas at the Moody Performance Hall in Dallas offers sensory friendly performances that are thoughtfully crafted to provide a warm and inclusive environment, particularly suited for children with autism and their families. These special performances are also beneficial for individuals who appreciate a more relaxed setting.
  • Explorium Denton Children’s Museum The museum offers Sensory Friendly Mornings every second Saturday each month from 9-10am. You get early access before the museum opens to avoid crowds and loud noises. Light levels and display volumes are also adjusted to meet the needs of children with sensory sensitivities, and activities during the event offer adaptions as well. Noise canceling headphones and fidget toys are available for use upon request.
  • Peppa Pig Theme Park Peppa Pig Theme Park in North Richland Hills is based on the popular TV series featuring Peppa Pig and her family and friends. The theme park offers an experience that has earned accreditation as a Certified Autism CenterTM. That means all staff at the park have received autism sensitivity and awareness training, plus there’s increased accessibility and support for visitors and more. Enjoy rides, play areas, shows, shopping, and dining.

We hope this list provides you with well-deserved fun and joy this summer. We know a thing or two about making ABA therapy fun. Contact our experts today. We’re proud to be Behavioral Health Center of Excellence, serving wonderful families just like yours.

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Ashvina attended University of Bombay and graduated with a Bachelors of Commerce. She got her Montessori Diploma in 1985 and taught ever since. Ashvina came to TBE in January of 2016 as Admin Assistant. During the years she got the opportunity to learn and work in different departments such as HR, Finance, Office Manager and Executive Assistant. Last summer TBE bought billing in house and her current focus area is Revenue Cycle Management. She is detail oriented and enjoys working with people. Ashvina volunteers to deliver meals to seniors and local shelters on the weekend. She loves to spend time with her family and grandkids. Ashvina loves her job because she enjoys hearing different points of view, and she feels her contributions help fuel the direction of our company.

Working with children comes naturally to Angela. Her mom was a special education teacher for 30 years and often had Angela join her for Take Your Child to Work Day. And in high school, Angela spent every summer as the nanny for a little boy with an autism spectrum disorder. It was this experience where her passion for working with children with autism started to blossom.

From there, she went on to graduate from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences. She learned about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in a non-normative development class and from that moment knew that ABA would be her life’s work.

Angela moved to the DFW area shortly after and began working at The Behavior Exchange as a therapist. She worked on her Master’s in Behavior Analysis at the same time. A year after graduating, she earned certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Now, as a Clinical Director at The Behavior Exchange, she brings a life-long passion to her work, holding a special place in her heart for children with limited language skills and working closely with families to develop healthy sleep habits.

Danielle’s passion for working with families is deeply personal and from the heart. Her younger brother has an autism spectrum disorder, and through their journey as a family, she found her purpose in life as an advocate for individuals with special needs.

After graduating from the University of North Texas with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies, Danielle began volunteering at The Behavior Exchange. She saw passionate therapists, meaningful change for clients, and families with hope for the future. After a summer of volunteering, she officially joined the team as Director of Admissions and found her home with The Behavior Exchange family.

With her extensive experience working as a client advocate with insurance providers, Danielle perseveres to help individuals of all ages and abilities receive the services they need to reach their full potential. She feels truly honored by each and every family who entrusts The Behavior Exchange to be part of their journey and is committed to the organization’s core values, mission, and goal of being a beacon of hope for the community.

Adam has always had a passion for helping individuals of all ages thrive and reach their full potential. He’s also an enthusiastic musician, songwriter, leader, and devoted family man, who has been helping children and team members grow with The Behavior Exchange since 2010.

Prior to joining the team at The Behavior Exchange, Adam was a mortgage loan consultant and grad student, pursuing his master’s degree in Education at the University of North Texas. He graduated in 2013 and also earned a graduate academic certificate in Autism Intervention. The following year, after years as a Behavior Therapist and seeing first-hand the power of ABA and the meaningful impact it can have on children and their families, Adam became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. He then commenced from the Stagen Leadership Academy after completing the Integral Leadership Program (ILP), a 52-week practice-based program designed to develop executives serious about transforming themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

Adam is truly grateful to be a part of a dynamic, inspiring and compassionate team, and he’s dedicated to bettering the lives of all children and their families through the delivery of the highest quality of ABA services, while supporting the amazing team at The Behavior Exchange.

Soraya is from South Africa and moved to Texas in 1996. She graduated from The University of Texas and pursued a career, at that time, in Education. Soraya taught at a Montessori school for a few years and then took on a leadership role.

During her time in the education system, Soraya realized her passion was to assist children with special needs. So she joined The Behavior Exchange as a therapist, transitioned into a supervisory role in 2017, and a year and a half later, was promoted to Clinical Operations Manager.

She quickly learned the ins and outs of ABA operations and scheduling and successfully collaborates across departments to ensure The Behavior Exchange continues to provide quality services to clients and their families. She’s thankful to be part of such an amazing organization and excited to see what the future holds.

You could say Walter’s career started when he spent hours as a young child drawing superheroes and coloring maps. This passion, along with extraordinary swimming skills, landed him a full swimming scholarship at Texas Christian University, where he graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Graphics.

During the next 13 years, his design and art direction skills, conceptual-thinking abilities, and marketing-savvy know-how were honed at a few prestigious advertising and marketing agencies around the Dallas area. In the mid 2000s, he helped his wife Tammy Cline-Soza (founder and CEO of The Behavior Exchange) create a unique and concise brand for her new business. From logos and websites to uniforms, brand voice and visuals, Walter has been the main creative force for all things The Behavior Exchange.

Aside from giving birth to The Behavior Exchange brand, Walter is helping Tammy raise two amazing, beautiful children, River and Sierra. In his spare time (the two minutes he’s got per week), you can find Walter illustrating iconic landmarks of Dallas and Texas or looking around for this next open-water swim. Once he gets back in shape.

After 20 years of building The Behavior Exchange, literally from the ground up,
Tammy couldn’t be more proud of the team, culture, and organization that it has become.

As a family helping families, The Behavior Exchanges looks for opportunities that will make the biggest impact and produce life-changing outcomes – for clients, families, and even for team members. Tammy believes that if a team, a family, a community takes care of each other, the possibilities are endless and the relationships built along the way can make life more enriching and challenges easier to navigate. You could say her goal has been to build a kind of utopia full of support, love, and expertise that brings the best services possible to the community and ensures more families have access to those services.

Tammy and her family have dedicated their lives to the mission of The Behavior Exchange and continue to grow, learn, cultivate, challenge, support, and create better models for success. To that end, she is committed to her own leadership development and actively participates in advanced training, mentoring, and deep self-exploration on how to live out her purpose to love and support her family and help others reach their full potential. She takes her position very seriously and tries to serve as a channel for what the universe wants to come to fruition.

She also loves travel, gardening, being creative, MUSIC!, tennis, yoga, meditation, journaling, reading, being in nature, adventures, and more than anything, spending time with her husband Walter and their two beautiful children, River and Sierra.