Special-needs children, around-the-clock parenting

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Cathy Schneider watches as her sons, Ethan, 4-1/2, and Charlie, 7, play on a swing in the back yard of their Kirkland home. Cathy and her husband, Pete, are raising two children with special needs. Charlie has Asperger's syndrome, a neurobiological disorder, while Ethan is autistic and nonverbal.