TREAT is an initiative on Facebook to help parents decide which houses are safe for their children to visit.

TYLER, Texas — Most people have great memories of getting all dressed up and trick-or-treating as a kid. However, for some children who have issues with sensory overload, they are sometimes forced to stay home.

That is why Danica Reed is working on a solution allowing parents to know what to expect at each house when they take their children with sensory issues trick-or-treating.

“It's the 'treat' part of trick or treating, you know, there's no 'trick.' It's just all treats,” Reed said.

A former life skills aid at Bullard ISD, Reed has a soft spot for children with special needs. She says for some special needs children, trick-or-treating in unexpected surroundings can be a difficult experience.

“For some children, you know, all the flashing lights, jumping out decorations, fog machines, certain smells, you know, they can be overwhelming,” Reed explained.

That’s why Reed created TREAT, an initiative on Facebook she hopes will allow everyone the opportunity to enjoy Halloween.

“It's very easy to do," Reed said. "You don't have to do anything you wouldn't usually do on Halloween,” Reed said.

Participants first need to fill out the questionnaire pinned at the top of the TREAT Facebook page.

“There are no wrong answers when it comes to the questionnaire. If you have dogs, if you have a fog machine that you're attached to, if you're going to hand out candy, that's fine," Reed said. "Just let these parents know and they can decide that's a good house for me or that's not."

Once you fill out the questionnaire, message it to the TREAT page, and they will post the information without your name.

“If you're a parent, you can just scroll through and you'll see [the list of towns]. So, if you live in Whitehouse, pick Whitehouse and you'll see the addresses that are available,” Reed explained.

Participants are also encouraged to print out a pumpkin to color with polka dots.

“There are colors for every need. You have blue for autism, purple for epilepsy, etc.," Reed said. "The whole point of TREAT is it's for everybody. So we just put polka dots on there and you can choose all kinds of colors."

Once the pumpkin is polka-dotted and ready to go, it must be posted outside the home to show the house is TREAT friendly.

To sign up, visit the TREAT Facebook page.

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