A simple request from a local child inspired a new community event focused on inclusion, friendship and the outdoors.

The Gaudreau family dedicated an adaptive playground for children with special needs, funded by their annual 5K honoring ...

The patchwork of government programs for adults with disabilities, and their varying eligibility rules, create complications and traps. But more financial planners are aiming to help. When she was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Michel Carter writes on AI, work, caregiving, and systems. Raising a child with special needs carries enormous financial ...

Can you explain how a special-needs trust works? We have an adult child on disability and have been told we can set up a special-needs trust for her. We have an individual retirement account that we ...

There are two types of special needs trusts: first-party and third-party. Neither can be used to pay for certain basic expenses covered by government programs. ABLE accounts can be funded to help ...

Christine Benz: We want to delve into special needs planning. And your book is called The Special Needs Planning Guide. It’s incredibly detailed and comprehensive. But it seems like a huge challenge ...

Screaming, crying, uncontrollable physical outbursts, frustration, or complete inaction and unresponsiveness: all potential behavioral reactions to emergency drills for students with special needs.

Parenting is a challenge under the best of circumstances. And if you’re raising an exceptional family—when your child has special needs, whether they be medical, cognitive, neurological, behavioral, ...