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r/specialneedsparenting↗

Parents of special needs children

I envision this being a cross between /r/parenting and /r/breakingdad - a place to discuss our parenting needs and vent from time to time. I know that the term special needs is broad, however I think that we can make this happen.

6.5k subscribers177 posts / mo in Sep 2026155 authors / mosince 2014

r/specialneedsparenting has 6.5k members (+62% over the last 12 months). It gets about 177 posts a month from 155 people. Top topics: Special Education Issues, School Issues and Special Education Support.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+62%in 12 months · +14% in 3 months · +4.3% in 1 month
Oct 20266.4k
Growing6.4k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/specialneedsparenting

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+216%vs Sep 2025 · +30% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026177
BusierPeaked at 177 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/specialneedsparenting

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Special Education Issues0.6%
  2. School Issues0.3%
  3. Special Education Support0.2%
  4. Parenting Issues0.2%
  5. Homeschooling Community0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Qualtrics
  2. Gofund
  3. Apple
  4. Care

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research