This three-credit course is designed to introduce educators and other caregivers to issues related to educating children with diverse needs in inclusive settings, to the broad span of exceptionalities that children may have, and to the field of special education as it functions in Canada. More specifically, the course addresses the following groups of children and their special needs: children at risk; children with communication disorders; children with intellectual disabilities; children with learning disabilities; children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; children with Autism and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: children with special gifts and talents; children with sensory impairments, Traumatic Brain Injury, and other Low-Incidence disabilities; and children with emotional or behavioural problems. Additional topics discussed in the course include designing inclusive classrooms, classroom organization and management in elementary and secondary schools, and working with families of students with exceptionalities.