How to Use special needs in a Sentence

special needs

plural noun
  • And so was Lori's son JJ, who has autism and special needs.
    CBS News, 16 May 2020
  • 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
  • There’s disparagement of a girl with eczema and of the special needs class.
    Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • Who will care for our children in schools who have special needs?
    Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
  • 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
  • The demands of taking care of two boys with special needs are endless, but the Smiths take it in stride.
    Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 22 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • The case has raised concerns among some parents of special needs kids.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Orech said a caretaker of three adults with special needs reached out to him.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • In Chicago, the struggle over how to serve students with special needs came to a head this week.
    Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 20 May 2020
  • He and Sarah’s first child and their only son, Ronnie, had special needs.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The move means students with special needs will no longer meet in school buildings, for the time being.
    Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The Cavs’ first use case was a mother and her son with special needs, who ordered food from the SeatGeek app at 8 a.m. for the 8 p.m. tip.
    Shlomo Sprung, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • That aid can vary because of any special needs a student may have.
    cleveland, 14 Mar. 2020
  • Access times for special needs children and adults is 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 5.
    Wendy Fox Weber, chicagotribune.com, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Do kids have any special needs, like wearing a mask with a filter?
    Lisa Boone, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2020
  • One of the children has special needs, and all are U.S. citizens.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Next, 55 third-through-fifth-graders with special needs would return Nov. 17.
    Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2020
  • For those who work with people with special needs, the job is partly a calling.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • 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
  • Will do more this week and would love to focus on struggling districts and special needs.
    Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The special needs staff of Jefferson County Public Schools said that low pay has led to more open positions.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2025
  • About 21 percent cited unmet special needs as a reason for pulling their kids out of traditional education, and 15 percent said their child had a long-term physical or mental health condition.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025

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