CHILL ACT brings autism and special-needs families together with the therapists, schools and specialists who can actually help — one calm, joyful day at a time, in cities across the country.
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Houston, TXDallas, TXHouston, TXProvo, UTSandy, UTColorado Springs, CODallas, TXHouston, TXCHILL ACT — the Children's Health Inclusion, Learning & Leadership Act — is a nonprofit initiative hosting the country's largest series of sensory-friendly expos for autism and special-needs families.
We started because finding the right help for a child shouldn't mean months of cold calls and dead ends. So we bring the providers, the answers and the community into one room — designed from the ground up to feel calm, not overwhelming — and we keep it free for every family, in every city.
Each expo brings together clinics, therapists, schools, camps, sensory brands and community programs — plus free on-site developmental screenings so families can take a real first step the same day.
And it's a day kids genuinely enjoy: quiet zones, sensory-friendly activities, and a pace built for how they experience the world. Parents leave with a plan; kids leave having had fun.
Lower noise, quiet rooms, calm lighting and room to breathe — every venue is planned around how our kids actually experience a busy space.
We don't just hand families a stack of flyers. Our platform connects each child to the providers who fit — by specialty, age and location.
Families never pay — for entry, for screenings, for the matching. Our exhibitors and sponsors make the day possible so the door stays open to everyone.
Behind every expo is Pathfinder, our family-matching engine built with Waykin. Families register free, tell us a little about their child, and the platform surfaces the providers who actually fit — no guesswork, no endless phone tag.
It's private, secure, and it keeps working after the doors close: your matches, saved contacts and next steps all live in one place.
Pathfinder matching engine
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Private & secure by design
Free for families, funded by the providers who want to reach them — a two-sided platform that gets stronger, and more valuable, in every new city.
America's largest series of sensory-friendly expos for autism and special-needs families — a defensible position in a large, underserved and growing market.
Families on one side, vetted providers on the other. Every event deepens both — more families attract more providers, and vice versa.
The Pathfinder matching engine and first-party family–provider data compound over time — the connective tissue competitors can't easily copy.
Exhibitor, sponsorship and promotional revenue keep the day free for families — a repeatable, city-by-city model with clear unit economics.
Providers, schools, sponsors and nonprofits meet motivated families face to face — and get matched to the ones they can genuinely help.
Clinics, therapists and schools meeting families directly, with a booth on the floor and a place in the match.
Become an exhibitor →Front-and-center brand presence across the day, plus Pathfinder family matching for the widest reach.
Become a sponsor →Offer on-site developmental screenings or community resources to every family who walks through.
Partner with us →
Bring your family to the next CHILL ACT Expo near you — or partner with us to reach the families who need you.