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Halloween Costumes

Florida architects, artists custom-build adaptive Halloween costumes for children with special needs

Portrait of Matt Soergel Matt Soergel
Florida Times-Union

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In middle school, Brandon Pourch decided to make his own Halloween costume for a change and transformed himself into Lt. Worf from the "Star Trek" universe, complete with an elaborate face mold to look like a proper Klingon.

It was well-received, though he admits this harsh truth: "It wasn't, like, the coolest costume. A little nerdy."