I think it's great to know your limits, especially in this business.
I don't think it's ok to automatically assume that all children with special needs will act similarly, and in-turn create similar situations in your childcare.
I think it's great to have a plan and to know what you are getting into and that it may not be a great fit, but I also think that automatically discounting all children with special needs from your care is a bit discriminatory. There are many kinds and levels of severity, and on top of that all children are different, of course. So, in my opinion, it's not ok to rule them out as a general population.
I don't think you should feel bad at all about not being able to meet someone's needs, whether it be a typically developing child or a child with special needs, but ruling out all children with special needs as clients goes a bit too far.

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