- Refers to many categories of children, including children with physical, emotional or medical disabilities, healthy school-age children, children with siblings who need to be adopted together and some children of minority heritage
Refers to children who are physically, developmentally or emotional disabled, a sibling group and-all others who might remain in foster care should no adoptive family be available
a term to describe a child who has disabilities or one who is at risk for developing disabilities and who requires special services or treatment in order to make progress
A term used to describe children or students who have exceptional intellectual, learning, behavioral, emotional, or medical needs that require special education and related services
conditions that make children harder to place for adoption, including emotional or physical disorders, age, race, being in a sibling group, a history of abuse, or other factors Guidelines for classifying a child as having special needs vary by state Common conditions and diagnoses include attachment disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), developmental disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), learning disabilities, and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
The circumstances for which a MA consumer will be classified as having a special need will be based on a non-categorical or generic perspective that identifies key attributes of physical, developmental, emotional or behavioral conditions, as determined by the Department
(as in a child with "special needs") a term used to describe a child who has a disabilities or developmental delay, and requires special services or treatment
as in "special needs" child- a term to describe a child who has handicaps or is at risk for developing handicaps who requires special services or treatment in order to progress
People with special needs are people who need special help or care, for example because they are physically or mentally disabled. a school for children with special needs. needs that someone has because they have mental or physical problems