Parents and guardians of school-age children are struggling with some daunting realities in this current crisis. With parts of the country still under months-long stay-at-home orders, and schools closed by law for the foreseeable future, parents are expected to keep their household physically safe from COVID-19 and their children emotionally protected from stress and anxiety, while simultaneously managing harsh fiscal realities, all the while being responsible for supporting their school-aged children’s education. While concern for parents is universal, the complicated position of an important subset of this population is often overlooked: parents of children with special needs.

Many parents of typically developing children are currently fearful that their children, missing the educational opportunities that in-person schooling provided them, will fall behind academically. Parents of children with special needs have the added worry that their children won’t just fall behind academically, but are missing the high level of support necessary to ensure continuous development of their social/emotional, fine/gross motor skills, speech skills, etc.

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