Editor’s note: WTOP’s Stephanie Gaines-Bryant shares her personal experience and insight as a mother of a child with special needs. From left to right, Gabriel Bryant poses in a photo with his mother, ...

Federal cuts to Medicaid will mean fewer slots, longer waits and fewer therapists at Early Start, a program for children and ...

Parenting a child with a special need, whether a physical disability, a learning delay, an emotional challenge, or a developmental disorder, may require the acquisition of specific skills, such as ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Finding high-quality, affordable child care is hard. Just ask any parent. But when a child has special needs, child care suddenly gets a whole lot harder -- for parents and child ...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Struggling to get the right help for kids with special needs who just aren’t struggling enough is an issue not just in the Lowcountry, but across the state, according to ...

Courts must take into account the unique needs of the child. Source: Jayden Becker / Canva Pro Divorce is hard enough. It can be an emotionally and financially draining process, especially when ...

Raising a child with special needs can be joyful but also challenging, especially if it’s likely that they will depend on you for support throughout their lives. One factor you may want to consider is ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...

If you’re a parent or guardian of a child with special needs, you’ll know that caretaking can be all-consuming. But when your child turns 17, your attention needs to turn to the future and what that ...