In the US "special" is often used as a shortened version of "special needs" and has a slightly negative connotation [1] I think a more positive term might be "

In the US "special" is often used as a shortened version of "special needs" and has a slightly negative connotation [1] I think a more positive term might be "specialized". 1 - https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35777/can-the-word-special-have-a-negative-connotation https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/35777/can-the-wo...