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4 Financial Steps to Care for Your Child with Special Needs

"I have stayed awake worrying about our son’s future every night for the past 15 years. Who will care for him once we’re gone? If he’s not able to be financially independent, how much do we need to have saved for him?"

These are the comments and questions from one of my clients during our first conversation about her son with special needs, and they are not unique to her. I hear these common themes from most parents of children with special needs that I meet.

The daily demands of doctor’s appointments, therapy sessions, school meetings

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