Everything about Special Needs totally explained
Special needs is a term used in clinical diagnostic and functional development to describe individuals who require assistance for disabilities such as medical, mental, or psychological. For instance, the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or the
International Classification of Diseases 9th edition both give guidelines for clinical diagnosis.
Autism,
Down syndrome,
developmental delays,
blindness, and
cystic fibrosis are examples of special needs.
More narrowly, it's a legal term applying in
foster care in the
United States, derived from the language in the
Adoption and Safe Families Act of
1997. It is a diagnosis used to classify
children as needing "more" services than those children without special needs who are in the foster care system. It is a diagnosis based on
behavior, childhood and
family history, and is usually made by a
health care professional.
U.S. special needs adoption statistics
In the
United States, more than 150,000 children with special needs are waiting for permanent homes. Traditionally, children with special needs have been considered harder to place for
adoption than other children, but experience has shown that many children with special needs can be placed successfully with families who want them. The
Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-89) has focused more attention on finding homes for children with special needs and making sure they receive the post-adoption services they need. The
United States Congress enacted the law to ensure that children in foster care, who can't be reunited with their birth parents, are freed for adoption and placed with permanent families as quickly as possible.
See, http://www.specialneedsneighborhood.com, a meeting place for parents/caregivers of kids with special needs who are seeking resources.
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