special needs

[ spesh-uhl needz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plural noun

, Sometimes Offensive.

the special educational requirements of those with learning difficulties, emotional or behavioral problems, or physical disabilities.

special needs

1. the educational requirements of pupils or students suffering from any of a wide range of physical disabilities, medical conditions, intellectual difficulties, or emotional problems, including deafness, blindness, dyslexia, learning difficulties, and behavioural problems
2. ( as modifier )
  special-needs teachers

First recorded in 1895–1900

By the way, why is special interests always shady while special needs is practically an accolade?

And while everyone benefits from gardens, they can provide an extra boost for kids with special needs.

About half of these are preschool students with varying levels of special needs.

They can no longer access the park because their children with special needs have meltdowns when they have to wait.

Next, we will have to get a seat made for people with special needs.

Secondly, there are special needs dependent on locality or on the race or temperament of the users of a particular library.

One surely need not hesitate a moment in naming as the one for our special needs the writer we have just quoted.

It was with the special needs of these people that the Regina Railway Mission had to deal.

The War Department Code is a military code adapted to the special needs of the military establishment in peace and war.

Storage batteries as used in modern submarines have been especially developed to meet the special needs of submarine-boat service.

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