Mission
COMPLETE PLAYGROUND IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING INCLUSIVE CHILD, TEEN, AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT BY BRINGING TOGETHER NEURODIVERGENT AND NEUROTYPICAL CHILDREN, TEENAGERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A SHARED ENVIRONMENT OF PLAY, LEARNING, AND DISCOVERY. THE ORGANIZATION CREATES ACCESSIBLE, SENSORY-FRIENDLY SPACES FOR CHILDREN, TEENS OF ALL ABILITIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES. THROUGH INTEGRATED EXPERIENCES IN PLAY, SPORTS, MUSIC, ARTS, INTERACTIVE SCIENCE, SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING, COMPLETE PLAYGROUND FOSTERS SOCIAL CONNECTION, CONFIDENCE, EMPATHY, CREATIVITY, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, AND COMMUNITY BELONGING. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES UNDER A MODEL OF INTEGRATION RATHER THAN SEPARATION, WHERE INDIVIDUALS OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES PARTICIPATE TOGETHER IN SHARED EXPERIENCES. THIS APPROACH SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES, STRENGTHENS FAMILIES, AND BUILDS INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. COMPLETE PLAYGROUND