PCSN
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Working with parents of children and adult children with special needs to support one another and to become more proactive in the care of their children is the mission of the non profit organization (NGO) PCSN Network — Parents of Children with Special Needs — that was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For children with special needs, the world can be a daunting place; for their parents and caregivers, it can be an overwhelming labor of love just to get through the day.
Fortunately, in American Samoa, there are parents and caregivers ready to lend a hand and offer...

![Some of the many activities offered for children with special needs are life skills training, here they are learning how to cook. This month is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and is being observed by PCSN — a non profit organization — Parents of Children with Special Needs — that was established more than five years ago. Its mission is to work with parents of children and adult children with special needs to support one another and to become more proactive in the care of their children. [photo by AF] Parents with their special needs children learning how to make tacos](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/parent_n_disa_0445.jpg?itok=hYDmB4_g)
![Swimming Coach, Zero Iaulualo with a special needs child during their swimming lessons in 2015 in conjunction with parents’ group PCSN Network. [SN file photo] Swimming Coach, Zero Iaulualo with a special needs child during their swimming lessons in 2015 in conjunction with parents’ group PCSN Network.](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/swim_lessons_2098.jpg?itok=ZKaO0jUt)