The 14 categories of students with disabilities...

 The 14 categories of students with disabilities....

 1. Intellectual Disability

  • significantly below general average intelligence, existing with deficits in adaptive behavior
  • IQ below 70
  • difficulty with comprehension and life skills

2. Deaf-blindness

  • Deaf-blindness refers to a child with both hearing and visual disabilities appearing before age 3
  • often have genetic condition called Usher syndrome 

 3. Specific Learning Disability

  • a disorder in basic psychological processes
  • the imperfect ability to think, speak, read, write and do math
  • students have difficulties with specific academic skill sets 

4. Deafness

  • an inability to comprehend verbal language due to a lack of hearing ability characterized by deafness
  •  these students have a hearing loss in pitch and loudness (greater than 90 decibels)

5. Developmental Disability

  • children age 3-9 with a developmental delay in physical, cognitive, social, emotional, or adaptive development
  • less developed mentally or physically when compared to children of the same age

6. Other Health Impairments

  • includes a range of conditions such as having limited strength, vitality or alertness due to acute health problems
  • academically, students mostly have troubles due to their ADHD which leads to a lack of concentration 

 7. Emotionally Disturbed

  • students that are unable to learn due to continuous behavioral problems 
  • students may be bipolar, depressed, anxious and have psychological problems as well

8. Speech Language Impairment

  •  a communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation and language, or voice impairment
  • have trouble communicating, doing class presentations and participating

9. Traumatic Brain Injury

  • an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in partial or total functional disability
  • often have memory difficulties and concentration problems 

10. Orthopedic Impairment

  • a severe impairment of the bones or muscles that adversely affects a child's educational performance
  • severe burns, deformations, bone abnormalities and distortions 

 11. Visual Impairment

  • an impairment in vision, even with correction (glasses, etc.), that adversely affects a child's educational performance 
  • have difficulties reading, utilizing technology, and have a range of eye conditions

 12. Multiple Disabilities

  • Simultaneous impairments such as intellectual disability and blindness occurring at the same time
  • these students often need care throughout their entire life, some have difficulties breathing, reading, seeing, etc

13. Hearing Impairments

  • an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, and is not included under the definition of "deafness"
  • students have trouble with vocabulary, grammar, listening to lectures and participating

14. Autism

  • a developmental disability affecting both verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3
  • have unusual fixations and want structured routine, and communicate in their own unique ways

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