How parents can ensure lifelong care for special needs kids

Thanks to caregivers at the Special Needs Trust Company, parents can now start to prepare for their children's future. PHOTO: PIXABAY
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SINGAPORE - Life for any working single parent is already tough, but imagine taking care of an intellectually disabled child as well.

But Janice (not her real name) has never once given up on her special needs son in the past 14 years. She has been working hard as a part-time pre-school teacher to ensure that he gets the best care that she can afford.

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