Raising a Special Needs Child: An Expert Offers Guidance

Raising children is difficult enough when they are healthy, but there are unique challenges when your child has special needs. Shutterstock

Parents of children with special needs face a number of challenges, so here’s some advice from an expert.

“Raising children is an adventure for any parent, but the journey for parents of children with special needs often has a few more twists and turns,“ said Dr. Thomas Challman, medical director of the Geisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute in Lewisburg, Pa. ”From identifying medical conditions they may have a predisposition for, to securing the most effective education, it’s important to know what your options are.”