How to Use special needs in a Sentence

special needs

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  • 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
  • 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
  • The state pays local schools about 30% of the costs involved with students with special needs.
    — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2022
  • He and Sarah’s first child and their only son, Ronnie, had special needs.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 homeowner told police his wife and special needs daughter were inside the house at the time, the affidavit states.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • An animal shelter in the U.K. is working hard to get a kitten with special needs on all fours.
    — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The carnival also opened early from 10 a.m. to noon for seniors and those with special needs.
    — Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The gym provides open play areas for families and people of all ages with special needs.
    — Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Over the years, Roker has been vocal about the difficulties of raising a child with special needs.
    — Maggie Kreienberg, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2022
  • An investigation revealed that the child, who had special needs, was sitting in her wheelchair at the rear of the bus on her way to school.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 21 July 2023
  • Shannon Pinkerton learned that truth from her parents, who ran a group home for children with special needs.
    — Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • There will be separate fields for children ages 6 and older; ages 5 and younger; and young children or kids with special needs.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But the bus created to transport students with special needs ran on diesel fuel.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 18 July 2022
  • This is to ensure the safety around vehicles of children with special needs and sports teams coming to play at the fields, Bastjan said.
    — Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Working Wonders focus on work, health and art for people with special needs.
    — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Two teachers from the same county in North Carolina have been charged for allegedly abusing a special needs child in the past three months.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In the video recording, a student who is not on the wrestling team appears to have pushed the student with special needs after physical contact was made.
    — Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Houseplants have special needs every season, but summer heat and time away come with their own set of challenges.
    — Sunset Magazine, 25 July 2023
  • Officials said 40 shelters — many of them special needs and pet-friendly — had opened or were scheduled to open throughout the state.
    — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • In Phoenix, 80 children were adopted in a single day, including 9-year-old Michelle, who has special needs.
    — Eric Noll, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The puppies are eager to show that dogs with special needs can accomplish anything their hearts desire.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Nearly 40% of the school's students are identified as having special needs.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Bella has five siblings, four adopted, four with special needs.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Officers should have training to work with students with special needs.
    — Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The parent’s obligations toward the son — and the reciprocal obligations of the son to the parent — must be analyzed in light of the special needs this man has.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Pepper Pike has for decades had welcome and opening arms for those with special needs and challenges and their families.
    — cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023

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