Physical Disabilities
Myth or Fact
-Physical disabilities of all kinds are decreasing because of medical advances.
Myth
Myth or Fact
-A person can be severely physically disabled by cerebral palsy or another condition but have a brilliant mind.
Fact
What is the term used when teaching academics in the context of daily living skills.
Functional Academics
Name one of the three subtypes of ADHD.
ADHD, Predominantly Inattentive
ADHD, Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive
ADHD, Combined
The greatest educational problem involving children
with physical disabilities is providing highly
specialized instruction
Myth
Illness or condition may be very serious or severe, but it either resolves on its own or with treatment, and the person recovers.
Acute Illness or condition
The condition occurs repeatedly, although most of the time the individual can function quite normally.
Episodic
Most common Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Down Syndrome
Name two of the three main types of hearing loss.
1. Conductive hearing loss
2. Sensorineural hearing loss
3. Mixed hearing loss
Condition is one that becomes more serious or severe over time, usually involving more complications or deterioration.
Progressive condition
Condition is ongoing. It occurs or re-occurs over a long period of time; it usually does not resolve.
Chronic condition
A person with ?????? has a chronic neurological condition and has recurrent seizures.
Epilepsy
What does acronym NJCLD stand for?
National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities
Tinnitus a perception of noise and ringing in the ears affects how many people? %
15-20%
an artificial replacement for a missing body part
prosthetics
Disorder of movement and posture. A brain injury that hinders the brain's ability to control the muscles of the body properly.
Cerebral palsy
a device that enhances the partial functioning of a part of a person’s body
Orthosis
Learning Disabilities was coined by who from a parent meeting in the 1960s?
Samuel Kirk
What are the three most feared conditions to have?
1-Cancer
2-AIDS
3-Blindness
Percent of the school-age population is
classified as having a physical disability.
19%
How much did the kid with cerebral palsy weigh and how much was he able to deadlift?
99lb, 200lb
Name two of the most common orthopedic and musculoskeletal disorders.
1) muscular dystrophy
2)juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
What does RTI stand for?
Response to Intervention
so severely impaired they must learn to read braille.
Educational blind
a computer-based/online educational system that modifies the presentation of material in response to student performance
Adaptive learning device