The Digital Toolkit

Welcome to my toolkit! Here, you'll find valuable resources that emphasize person-centered nutrition promoting well-balanced and nutritionally dense meals that prioritize heart health. We also offer adaptive physical activity and connections to local trainers specializing in adaptive fitness. Additionally, explore resources for local activities and support groups tailored for individuals with I/DD and their caregivers.

Person-Centered Nutrition

Pulse With Purpose promotes nutrition education that supports heart health, independence, and accessibility.

Focus Areas:

Heart-healthy eating (low sodium, balanced fats, fiber-rich foods)
Sensory-friendly meal planning
Texture-adapted food ideas
Simple visual meal guides

Person-centered nutrition is critical for people with developmental disabilities. Medically tailored, home-delivered meals are a great solution.

Mom's Meals

Prioritize whole, healthy, and nutritious foods with the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans!

USDA MyPlate

Healthy eating is about your habits over time, not just one meal.

American Heart Association

Many individuals with autism have food aversions and sensitivities. Many also have behavioral issues that make mealtime particularly challenging.

Autism Speaks

Adaptive Physical Activity

Pulse With Purpose offers inclusive movement resources designed to support strength, mobility, and confidence.

Includes:

Chair-based workouts
Low-impact strength routines
Sensory-friendly exercise options
Beginner mobility plans
Adaptive yoga and stretching

Explore our Adaptive Movement Library — a curated collection of accessible, low-impact exercise videos designed for individuals of all abilities.

YouTube Playlist

In this Healthy Start Toolkit, you will find resources to guide you following a diagnosis of developmental delay (DD) or intellectual disability (ID).

Special Olympics

Modified Ability Yoga: every session is created with intention and care.

Modified Ability Yoga

Move United uses the power of sport to push what’s possible for people with disabilities.

Move United

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Community Resources in SC

Pulse With Purpose helps individuals and caregivers connect with trusted disability support services across South Carolina.

Resources include:

I/DD support groups
Caregiver support networks
Day programs and community engagement opportunities
Local disability organizations
Transportation and independent living supports

Behavioral Health & Therapy Programs:

Includes Counseling, Psychiatry, Behavioral Supports, and Community Mental Health Centers.

South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health

Official statewide system for I/DD services, providers, and waiver programs:

Includes case managers, residential providers, etc.

SC Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services

This is the official statewide database of every Medicaid-enrolled provider:

Includes primary care, specialists, therapists, etc.

SC Medicaid Provider Dictionary

Able SC offers core services designed to support our mission of equipping, educating, and advocating for people with disabilities across South Carolina.

Able SC