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When your child engages in difficult Notes for Parents David Pitonyak Several years ago I was asked to speak to a group of Parents in Vermont. The title of the presentation was "Supporting Children with Special Needs." Five minutes into my talk, a parent stood up and interrupted me. She insisted that I stop referring to her daughter as someone with "special needs" (I had been using the term a lot). "My daughter does not have special needs" she said. "My daughter has the same needs as anyone else. She has a need to live at home with her family. She has the need for a good education, friends, fun and a supportive family.

Loneliness may be the most significant disability your child will ever face. 6. Many people with disabilities, young and old, live lives of extraordinary isolation.

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