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Teaching Children About Peers with Special Needs
Teaching Children About Peers with Special Needs
Disability awareness, compassion, and making firends in the classroom
Deborah Elbaum, M.D.
Care.com contributing writer
Inside this article...
- Questions kids have about special needs
- Students with special needs in your child's classroom
- Helping children develop disability awareness
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There are over 20 million families in the United States who have a loved one with special needs. Kids are bound to have a friend, classmate, or teammate who has a disability. Understandably, they'll have questions, which is why we've put together an article, Teaching Children About Their Peers with Special Needs, to help answer common queries and concerns. By educating your children, you can show them how we all have our strengths, differences, and similarities.
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