Special Needs Allowance
If your child requires additional tutoring or other services, such as speech, occupational, or physical therapy, academic support, or if evaluations are needed, your child may be eligible for the Special Needs Allowance.
- Special Needs - Guidelines for Evaluating Children with Learning Disabilities or Developmental Delays and FAQ's about the Special Needs Allowance - written by the Employee Consultation Service.
- DSSR 276.8 - Child with Special Needs
- DSSR 276.9 - Supplementary Instruction
- Frequently Asked Questions about Supplemental Instruction Allowance
Please contact FLO's Education and Youth Officer is you have additional questions about accessing the Special Education Allowance. Questions can also be directed to the Employee Consultation Service. For questions about the allowance itself, please contact the Office of Allowances.
FLO Weblinks for Special Needs
- Special Needs and the Foreign Service Child
- Boarding School for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Consultation Service
- Special Needs Allowance
Information provided by the Family Liaison Office
Contact the Family Liaison Office
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