Who Are Special Needs Children?
Who Are Children With Special Health Care Needs –CSHCN
The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration defines children with special health care needs (CSHCN) as those who have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally.
This definition is broad and inclusive, incorporating children and youth with a wide range of conditions and risk factors, and identifies children based on the consequences they experience due to an ongoing health condition. The definition is not anchored to a specific set of health conditions, as CSHCN share many common needs regardless of their specific diagnosis (or whether or not their condition has a clear diagnosis).
Special Planning
Parents of children with special needs require additional planning as these kids suffer from the following disorders:
- ADD/ADHDAD/HD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Autism
- Blind/Vision Impaired
- Cerebral Palsy
- Deaf/Hearing Impaired
- Developmental Disabilities/Mental Retardation
- Down Syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Feeding Issues
- Sensory Integration Disorder
- Speech Disorders
- Spina Bifida
(Note: this list is not inclusive)
4% of our Children…21.8% of Our Households
3.9 percent of children under 18 years of age in the United States, or approximately 10.2 million children, are estimated to have special health care needs. Overall, 21.8 percent of U.S. households with children have at least one child with special health care needs. Source: Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health
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Jim Robinson posted on Friday, May 20, 2011
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