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 ****ACEing Autism – Connecting Kids Through Tennis**** **Website:** [https://aceingautism.org](https://aceingautism.org) **Services:** ACEing Autism offers weekend tennis clinics for children with autism between the ages of 5 and 18. These clinics run for one hour, with sessions running for 6-8 weeks at a time. **Location:** Mission Viejo and San Diego ****Amanda's Adaptive Martial Arts**** **Website:** [Amanda's Adaptive Martial Arts](https://www.amandasmartialarts.com/) **Location:** 2971 India Street San Diego, CA 92103 ****AMBUCS, Inc.**** **Website:** [Home (ambucs.org)](https://ambucs.org/) **Services:** AMBUCS, Inc. is a nonprofit charitable organization with a diverse membership dedicated to inspiring mobility & independence. For parents, the Amtryke fills the need of every child to have a bike-just like their siblings and friends. Many riders not previously considered capable of riding a bike will be successful riding an Amtryke. Our trykes are designed to look like bikes, not medical equipment, and to be age appropriate. **Location:** [Chapter Directory - National AMBUCS](https://ambucs.org/chapter-directory/) ****Arc of San Diego: Our Place Wellness Center**** **Website:** [https://www.arc-sd.com/our-services/our-place-wellness-center/](https://www.arc-sd.com/our-services/our-place-wellness-center/) **Services:** Our Place Wellness Center serves people with disabilities through yoga, fitness, dance and nutrition classes that focus on the mental, emotional, and physical health and healing benefits of an inclusive and comprehensive health and wellness program. **Contact:** Melanie McCoy (619) 685-1175 ext. 1241 **Location:** 3030 Market Street San Diego, CA 92102 ****Amanda’s Adaptive Martial Arts**** **Website:** [https://www.amandasmartialarts.com](https://www.amandasmartialarts.com) **Services:** Teaching the benefits of martial arts to children with special needs **Location:** El Cajon, Miramar, Bonita and San Diego ****Autism Society San Diego**** **Services:** The Autism Society San Diego connects people to the resources they need through education, advocacy, support, information and referral, and community programming. **Website:** [Autism Society San Diego](https://www.autismsocietysandiego.org/) ****Aqua Pros Swim School**** **Services:** Special Abilities program customizes swimming instruction specifically designed for children with special needs. With confidence in the water, students with special abilities have another social outlet. **Location:** 4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego, CA 92117 **Website:** [https://www.aquapros.org/](https://www.aquapros.org/) ****Best Day Foundation**** **Website:** [https://bestdayfoundation.org](https://bestdayfoundation.org) **Services:** Best Day Foundation is a volunteer organization that helps children and young adults with special needs build confidence and self-esteem through safe, fun, adventure experiences. We partner your child with a buddy and guide them through a great day of challenging activities such as surfing, bodyboarding, kayaking, and snow sports. ****CalSouth - Top Soccer**** **Website:** [https://calsouth.com/topsoccer/](https://calsouth.com/topsoccer/) **Services:** TOPSoccer is a community-based recreational program specifically designed to help athletes with physical and mental disabilities participate in soccer. ****City of San Diego Park & Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Services**** **Website:** [https://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/activities/trs](https://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/activities/trs) **Services:** The City of San Diego Park & Recreation Therapeutic Recreation Services program provides sports, recreation, leisure and outreach services to people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. Services include therapeutic recreation programs and adaptive sports opportunities. These address the special needs of individuals with disabilities who have difficulty accessing and participating in recreation opportunities offered to the general public. Under the direction of Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists, activities and services are designed to maintain or improve the physical, cognitive and social functioning of those who have limitations. The target population is children and adults, ages 3 and up, with any type of disability. For additional questions about Therapeutic Recreation Services, please call 619-525-8247 ****City of Temecula Special Needs Programs/Events**** **Website:** [https://www.challengedathletes.org/](https://www.challengedathletes.org/%C2%A0) **Services:** The City of Temecula website provides a list of several programs targeted for children and adults with autism and other special needs. ****Challenged Athlete's Foundation**** **Website:** [https://temeculaca.gov/807/Special-Needs-Programs](https://temeculaca.gov/807/Special-Needs-Programs) **Contact:** (858) 866-0959 **Location:** 9591 Waples St.San Diego, CA 92121 ****First 5 Riverside - Drowning Prevention Program**** **Services:** First 5 funds drowning prevention – includes swim lessons for babies **Email:** info@socalwaterbabies.com **Contact:** Cathryn Van Der Linden 951 251-5210 ****iCan Bike - San Diego, CA**** **Services:** We understand that the vast majority of people with disabilities never have the experience of independently riding a conventional two-wheel bicycle during their lifetime. **Website:** [https://icanshine.org/san-diego-ca/](https://icanshine.org/san-diego-ca/) **Contact:** 760-315-1311 **Email:** karynls2@crimsoncenter.com ****La Costa Youth Organization Champions Division**** **Services:** Champions division is specifically designed for players of special needs the opportunity to participate in America's favorite pastime of baseball and softball. LCYO Champions is a co-ed division where boys and girls play together on the same teams. **Location:** Stagecoach Park 3420 Camino De Los Coches, Carlsbad, CA 92009 **Website:** [https://www.lcyo.org/champions/](https://www.lcyo.org/champions/) ****Limitless Adventures**** **Website:** [https://www.limitless-adventures.org](https://www.limitless-adventures.org) **Services:** Limitless Adventures is a nonprofit organization that provides outdoor recreational experiences for people with disabilities. Our primary offering is hiking, though we periodically offer other activities such as surfing and kayaking. We operate within the Greater San Diego area. ****Little League Challenger**** **Website:** [https://www.littleleague.org/play-little-league/challenger/](https://www.littleleague.org/play-little-league/challenger/) **Services:** The Little League Challenger Division accommodates players ages 4 to 18 with a physical or intellectual challenge. ****Miracle League**** **Services:** The Miracle League of San Diego provides children with special needs the opportunity to play baseball in an organized league. Every player is matched with a buddy based on his or her unique needs. **Location:** - Engel Family Field: 1628 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Del Mar, CA 92015 - Bell Middle School: 620 Briarwood Rd, San Diego, CA 92139 **Website:** [https://www.miracleleagueofsandiego.org](https://www.miracleleagueofsandiego.org) ****Poway Youth Basketball League**** **Website:** [https://www.pybl.com/page/show/1479882-challenged-leagues](https://www.pybl.com/page/show/1479882-challenged-leagues) **Services:** The Challenged Division is for all those players with special needs, disabilities, and challenges who wouldn't ordinarily get the opportunity to play basketball. Our goal is to provide these players the feeling of accomplishment by learning the skills of basketball and being part of a team. ****Riverside County List of Recreational Activities**** **Website:** [https://ieautism.org/social-recreation-resources/](https://ieautism.org/social-recreation-resources/) ****S4EA Sports for Exceptional Athletes**** **Website:** [https://www.s4ea.org](https://www.s4ea.org) **Services:** S4EA is a San Diego based sports program serving athletes with developmental disabilities ages 5 through adult. ****San Diego List of Recreational Activities**** **Website:** [https://dev.specialneedsresourcefoundationofsandiego.com/special-needs-resource-list-san-diego/recreation/](https://dev.specialneedsresourcefoundationofsandiego.com/special-needs-resource-list-san-diego/recreation/) ****San Diego Therapeutic Recreation Services**** **Website:** [https://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/activities/trs](https://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/activities/trs) **Services:** Services include therapeutic recreation programs and adaptive sports opportunities addressing the special needs of individuals with disabilities. ****Sports for Exceptional Athletes**** **Website:** [Sports 4 EA](https://www.s4ea.org/) **Services:** S4EA is a San Diego-based sports program serving athletes with developmental disabilities ages 5 through adult. ****SMYBB Shooting Stars**** **Services:** SMYBB Shooting Stars Special Needs Basketball was created as an inclusive program designed for children ages 5-22 with a variety of disabilities (including Autism, Down Syndrome and other physical and mental disabilities) to learn and enjoy the game of basketball in a fun, non-competitive environment. **Location:** Corky Smith Gym in San Marcos **Website:** [https://www.smybbshootingstars.com](https://www.smybbshootingstars.com) ****Special Olympics Southern California**** **Website:** [https://sosc.org](https://sosc.org) **Services:** Special Olympics provides seasonal sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving the opportunity to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. ****Surfers Healing**** **Services:** The mission of this program is to enrich the lives of people living with autism by exposing them to the unique experience of surfing – offers a surf camp. Free services. Based in San Juan Capistrano but offering camps all over the country **Website:** [www.surfershealing.org](https://www.surfershealing.org) **Contact:** 877-966-SURF ****TOPsoccer**** **Services:** TOPSoccer is a community-based recreational program specifically designed to help athletes with physical and mental disabilities participate in soccer. **Website:** [https://calsouth.com/topsoccer/](https://calsouth.com/topsoccer/) Last updated: 11/2024