How to Use special needs in a Sentence
special needs
plural noun-
And because of that, some of these dogs will have special needs.
— Melanie D.g. Kaplan, CNN, 27 July 2022 -
Or a child born with special needs could change the equation, too.
— Geoff Mulvihill, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Her younger son, Jose, 13, has special needs and couldn’t be home alone.
— New York Times, 17 May 2021 -
The son is a special needs kid who just got his first dog a couple of weeks ago.
— Madeline Coggins, Fox News, 18 July 2023 -
His son has special needs, though; how would that work?
— Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024 -
The state pays local schools about 30% of the costs involved with students with special needs.
— Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2022 -
Acosta quit her job a few years ago to care for her son, who has special needs.
— Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021 -
TERi’s mission is to change the way the world sees, helps and empowers those with special needs.
— Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2022 -
His siblings found homes, but the owners didn't know what to do with Joey due to his special needs.
— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2022 -
His son with special needs heard the gunfire and hurried downstairs to find his dad in a pool of blood.
— Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 24 Sep. 2021 -
He and Sarah’s first child and their only son, Ronnie, had special needs.
— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Access times for special needs children and adults is 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 5.
— Wendy Fox Weber, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2021 -
Other factors like age, coat, and special needs can also play a role in what bed will be the best fit.
— Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024 -
Our youngest children are 13-year-old twins, one of whom is autistic/special needs.
— Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024 -
Young children and children with special needs should have an adult present.
— Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024 -
Young children and children with special needs should have an adult present.
— Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2021 -
According to the lawsuit, Clay-White went to a classroom in May 2022 to help a student with special needs.
— Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Her sons, both of whom have special needs, are in fifth and seventh grades and made the honor roll last year while learning from home.
— Washington Post, 12 July 2021 -
Fewer than one in four youth with special needs, ages 12 to 17, received plans and services for adult health care.
— Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 -
As the community grew, so did the special needs of area children.
— Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Aug. 2021 -
His own sister, who passed away in 2012, also had special needs.
— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024 -
An event for all the high school special needs classes began the following year.
— Katie V. Jones, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2022 -
Franklin’s fourth son, Clarence Franklin, has special needs, is under legal guardianship and was not involved in the case.
— Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 11 July 2023 -
The other apartments will be for people with special needs.
— Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2021 -
There are also summer camps and a Life Skills program to help children or adults with special needs learn how to cook and get around the kitchen.
— Arlene Borenstein-Zuluaga, sun-sentinel.com, 6 May 2021 -
Wonderland, which opened in 2010 as the world’s first theme park designed with people with special needs in mind.
— Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022 -
Who each helped me — cajole me — to write a better movie about being a special needs father.
— Tony Spiridakis, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2024 -
While special needs students are more costly, their needs cannot be used to reduce the budget.
— Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 -
Dustin Reed, a father of one of the special needs children refused dine-in service at the restaurant, moved the cups away from the demonstration.
— Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024 -
Even better, this is a gift to feel good about as the farm that produces these products also serves as a home to a rehabilitation center for adults with special needs.
— Aly Walansky, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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