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a condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them
What is a disability?
a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three but not necessarily so, that adversely affects a child's educational performance
Other characteristics often associated with this disability include: engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movement, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences
What is Autism?
coexisting impairments, the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that those needs cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments
What is Multiple Disabilities?
The number of categories students can qualify under for special education services in the state of Kansas.
What is 12?
an injury to the brain, caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability, or psychosocial impairment, or both that adversely impacts educational performance.
Does not include birth trauma.
What is a traumatic brain injury?
an impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
What is a hearing impairment?
for students age 9 and younger, such a deviation from average development in one or more of the following developmental areas that special education and related services are required: (A) Physical; (B) cognitive; (C) adaptive behavior; (D) communication; or, (E) social or emotional development
What is Developmental Delay?
includes impairments caused by any of the following: 1) congenital anomaly, such as clubfoot or absence of a limb; 2) disease, such as poliomyelitis or bone tuberculosis; and 3) other causes, such as cerebral palsy, amputation, and fractures or burns that cause contractures.
What is Orthopedic Impairment?
This disability contains 5 characteristics that are prevalent for a long time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a student's educational performance.
They are: an inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors, an inability to build or maintain relationships with peers or teachers, inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances, feelings of unhappiness or depression, or a tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.
What is an emotional disability?
a disability with limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness to the educational environment and is due to chronic or acute health problems, and adversely affects the student's educational performance
What is an other health impairment?
Students whose vision cannot be correct by ordinary glasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery
What is a vision impairment?
performing or demonstrating the potential for performing at significantly higher levels of accomplishment in one or more academic fields due to intellectual ability, when compared to others of similar age, experience and environment.
What is Gifted?
a communication disorder, including stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a voice impairment, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
What is Speech or Language Impairment?
a disorder in one or more processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an inability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do math
What is a learning disability?
A student who has significantly sub average general intelligence functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior that are manifested during the developmental period that impacts a student's educational performance
What is an intellectual disability?
Trouble learning the connection between letters and sounds
Unable to blend sounds to make words
Slow to learn new skills
Consistently misspells words and makes frequent errors
Difficulty telling time and remembering sequences
Difficulty with reading comprehension or math skills
Trouble with open-ended test questions and word problems
Dislikes reading and writing; avoids reading aloud
Poor handwriting
Poor organizational skills (backpack, homework, and desk are messy and disorganized)
Trouble following classroom discussions and expressing thoughts aloud
Spells the same word differently in a single document
What are some student characteristics of Specific Learning Disability?
Difficulty with impulse control
Aggressive tendencies or engagements in self-harming behaviors
Social withdrawal resulting from heightened fear or anxiety
Emotional dysregulation, such as inappropriate crying, temper tantrums, and poor coping skills
Learning difficulties, manifesting as not paying attention and performing below grade level
What are some student characteristics of Emotional Disability?
May have difficulty with:
Adapting to social situations
Back-and-forth conversations
Looking at or listening to anyone talking to them
Making or maintaining eye contact
Picking up on social cues
Playing pretend and making friends
Responding to their name
Sharing interests with others
Modulating their tone and facial expressions
Understanding other people’s point of view
What are some student characteristics of Autism?
Makes careless mistakes in school work, overlooks details
Is easily distracted or sidetracked
Has difficulty following instructionsHas trouble organizing tasks and possessions
Often fails to finish work in school or chores in the classroom
Often avoids or resists tasks that require sustained mental effort, including doing homework
Often loses homework assignments, books, jackets, backpacks, sports equipment
Often fidgets or squirms
Has trouble staying in his seat
Runs and climbs where it’s inappropriate
Has trouble playing quietly
Is extremely impatient, can’t wait for his turn
Always seems to be “on the go” or “driven by a motor”
Talks excessively
Blurts out answers before a question is completed
Interrupts or intrudes on others conversations, activities, possessions
What are some student characteristics of Other Health Impairment?
(attention deficit)
difficulty understanding new information
academic skills significantly below grade level
difficulties with communication and social skills
slow cognitive processing time
difficulty comprehending abstract concepts
difficulty generalizing information or applying skills in new settings
significant limitations in self-care or other adaptive skills
What are some student characteristics of Intellectual Disability?
A visual schedule is provided to alert the student when to make transitions to the next activity in their day
How to support a student with Autism or an Emotional Disability?
A student uses their iPad to have a chapter in their science book read aloud to them.
What is a student with a learning disability?
A student uses a token reward system that they can earn a reward after earning 5 tokens.
What is a student with any of the following disabilities:
Emotional Disability
Other Health Impaired
Autism
A student receives extra time to complete a math assignment or assessment
A student uses a cue card to help guide him in peer conversations.
What is a student with Autism?