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special needs
[spesh-uhl needz]
plural noun
the special educational requirements of those with learning difficulties, emotional or behavioral problems, or physical disabilities.
special needs
plural noun
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
( as modifier )
special-needs teachers
Sensitive Note
Other Word Forms
- special-needs adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of special needs1
Example Sentences
And, as first reported in The Observer, the Spending Review will also see schools get an additional £4.5bn to help fund special needs education, an expansion of free school meals and pay rises for teachers.
Demand for acute services and benefits related to ill health and care, or special needs, is eating far into budgets for councils, schools and health.
Little has been made public about his adult life — other than he held a string of short-term jobs, working on an electronics assembly line and as a school bus monitor for special needs children.
He founded an animal sanctuary for animals with special needs, and I would also choose him to be on my side in a bar fight.
It also boasted an astute supporting bit for Jon Bernthal as Chris’ estranged younger brother Braxton, another mercenary sensitive to how his wants always took second place to his sibling’s special needs.
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