What is "Complex Needs?"

We use "complex needs" as a broad term to describe families with a child who has two or more diagnoses or who requires high levels of support in their daily life.

Examples could include, but are not limited to children with:

• Multiple or complex medical diagnoses (including seizure disorders, rare disease, heart conditions, etc.)
  
• Multiple areas of developmental disability or delay (such as Autism, Down syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder with an additional diagnosis of intellectual disability)
  
• Dual diagnosis of mental health and developmental disability (such as ADHD and Bipolar Disorder or Autism and Anxiety Disorder)
  
• Orthopedic impairments (including Cerebral Palsy, Apraxia, and limb differences)