Ask any parent, and they will tell you the covid-19 pandemic has altered their lives. While the struggles with online education, re-acclimat ing students, and face masks for teachers and children are real, the challenges for special needs families are more complex and intensified. With environmental changes (classrooms with "hands-on" learning to computers or ipads) and structural changes (classrooms to virtual classes, zoom, etc.), a child can feel anxious and uncertain, exacerbating other issues.

Exceptional Lives in Exceptional Times

BY MARGIE HARDING