Welcome!

Find information on diagnoses, organize medical information with a Care Notebook, create a plan of care, find support through others with similar experiences, or look up community-based resources from our site. Whether you are a parent or caregiver of a child with special needs, a professional who works with children with special needs and their families, or an individual with special needs, you will find helpful information on this site.

The Center for Children with Special Needs provides information to families and professionals focusing on children who have chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions such as asthma, cancer, autism, or cerebral palsy.

We are a program of Seattle Children’s and primarily serve families in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho). However, most of the information on this site is meant to be helpful, no matter where you live.

We do not provide direct care or coordinate care for children with special needs.

Center News

  • 4/23/09: Give Your Child a Healthy Smile

    The Center has been working with parents and professionals to launch a new oral health resource.  Visit the new Dental Care for Children with Special Needs to learn about children with special needs' unique oral health issues, read tips for a healthy mouth, and find and prepare for a dental visit.  Have ideas for other content you would like to see?  Contact us to let us know what type of information you are interested in.