Jitendra P. S. Solanki

Paperback

192 Pages

Indie Press

Raising a child with special needs is a journey filled with love, resilience, uncertainty, and lifelong responsibility. In a country like India - where reliable guidance on disability care, legal safeguards, and long-term financial planning is still limited - families are often left overwhelmed and unprepared. Financial Planning for Families Having Children With Special Needs emerges as a compassionate, practical, and deeply insightful guide for parents who want to secure their child’s future with confidence and clarity.

Written by renowned financial planner and special needs planning expert Jitendra P. S. Solanki, this groundbreaking book goes far beyond ordinary financial advice. It addresses the unique emotional, legal, medical, and financial realities faced by families of children with disabilities and developmental differences. Combining real-life experiences, professional expertise, and holistic planning strategies, the author offers a structured roadmap to help families prepare not just for today - but for the decades ahead.

This comprehensive guide explains how parents can build long-term financial security while balancing caregiving responsibilities, emotional stress, and rising costs of support and therapy. From insurance planning, asset creation, tax strategies, and emergency preparedness to wills, trusts, guardianship, estate planning, and retirement security, the book covers every crucial aspect of special needs planning in the Indian context.

Unlike generic finance books, this work recognizes a difficult truth: for special needs families, planning is not optional - it is essential. The author thoughtfully highlights how every family’s situation is unique and why holistic, individualized planning matters. Through practical insights and relatable case studies, readers gain the tools needed to avoid common mistakes and make informed decisions for both parents and children.

Whether you are a parent of a child with autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, or any other special need, this book offers reassurance, direction, and empowerment. It is equally valuable for caregivers, financial advisors, special educators, therapists, and professionals working with disability communities.

Sensitive, practical, and empowering, Financial Planning for Families Having Children With Special Needs is more than a finance book - it is a lifeline for families striving to build a secure, dignified, and independent future for their loved ones.

About the Author:

Mr. Jitendra P. S. Solanki is a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP CM) with an MBA in Finance from IIT Roorkee. With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, he started his own practice in 2011 and was one of the first few advisers in India to obtain SEBI registration as an Investment Adviser in 2013.

Jitendra specializes in holistic financial planning and estate planning, particularly for families with special needs children. He founded Plan Special Needs, offering resources to these families, and is also a Director at Special Needs Estate Planners Pvt Ltd, India's first estate planning firm focused on special needs families.