The term “special needs” can cover a wide spectrum of disabilities ranging from mild learning disorders to slow mental or physical development, physical impairments, chronic illness, food allergies, panic attacks, psychiatric problems, etc. In the U.S.

Every child has his own pace of development and speech development also differs in different children. Speech disorder is commonly found in children and can be recognized by keen observation

The term cognitive disabilities encompasses various intellectual or cognitive deficits, including intellectual disability (mental retardation), developmental delay

Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to the brain, usually occurring before, during, or shortly after birth. “Cerebral” refers to the brain and “palsy” to a disorder of movement or posture

Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life

Down syndrome (DS or DNS) or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is defined as a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21