Special needs.
Special needs. Children with special needs are children who may need accommodations to make child care accessible or may otherwise require more than routine and basic care; including children with or at risk of disabilities, chronic illnesses and physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions that require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children in general.
Source
32 CFR § 79.3
Scoping language
Unless otherwise noted, these terms and their definitions are for the purpose of this part.