All About Autism
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This condition is characterized by normal intelligence and language development but severely impaired social skills, odd behaviors or mannerisms, and obsessions with narrow areas of interest.
What is Asperger Syndrome?
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Individuals with this condition have a flat face with upward slanted eyes, a short neck, thick trunk, abnormally shaped ears, small hands and feet, and usually a third chromosome in the 21st set.
What is Down Syndrome?
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The year in which two new categories, Autism and Tramautic Brain Injury, were recognized under IDEA.
What is 1990?
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1) Cognitive functioning is at least two but no more than 3 standard deviations below the mean. 2) Adaptive behavior is at least two standard deviations below the mean. 3) There is a severe deficit in overall academic performance. 4) Manifestation is during the developmental period.
What is Mild Mental Disability?
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A disorder affecting body movement, posture, and muscle coordination that is caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain before, during, or after birth.
What is Cerebral Palsy?
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One of the very few disabilities that is more prevalent in females.
What is Rett Syndrome?
200
Individuals with this condition have an "elfin" appearance and have surprisingly good language and social skills in spite of overall cognitive impairment.
What is Williams Syndrome?
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A documented mental or physical condition that has a significant impact on a person's participation one or more major life activities, relative to the abilities of the average person their age.
What is the definition of "disability" under ADA and Section 504?
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1) Student exhibits problems across settings, over a long period of time, and to a marked degree. 2) There is an adverse effect on academic performance not due primarily to intellectual, sensory, or health factors, lack of instruction, or limited English proficiency. 3)Student is not merely socially maladjusted.
What is Emotional-Behavioral Disability?
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A degenerative disorder characterized by gradual disintegration of the skeletal muscles that control movement.
What is Muscular Dystrophy?
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Children with this condition display normal development for at least the first two years of life, then experience regression in language, social skills, adaptive behavior, play, and motor skills.
What is Childhood Disintegrative Disorder?
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Children with this condition are often obsessed with food and very prone to obesity.
What is Prader-Willi Syndrome?
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The setting in which a student is educated with nondisabled peers to the maximum extent feasible.
What is Least Restrictive Environment?
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1) Student has a chronic medical condition affecting strength, vitality, or alertness. 2) There is an adverse impact on academic performance that is not due to lack of instruction or limited English proficiency.
What is Other Health Impairment?
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This condition is characterized by motor tics and involuntary vocalizations that may include grunting noises or socially inappropriate language.
What is Tourette's Syndrome?
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Children with this condition diplay behaviors typical of those with classic autism but to a lesser degree and with a later onset.
What is Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified?
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The name for this condition is an acronym that represents its primary symptoms: Coloboma & cranial nerves, Heart defects, Atresia of the choanae, Retardation in growth and mental development, Genital abnormalities, Ear malformation & hearing loss.
What is CHARGE Syndrome?
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A Supreme Court decision which clarified the meaning of a "free appropriate public education" and outlined the responsibilities of schools: 1)complying with the procedures outlined in IDEA and 2) crafting an IEP that will likely lead to meaningful educational progress.
What is Hudson v. Rowley (1982)?
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1) The student does not achieve adequately relative to age or grade level standards in one or more academic areas. 2) The student does not learn at a sufficient rate when assessed based on response to scientific, research-based intervention process OR the student exhibits a pattern of weaknesses in academic performance relative to ability level or intellectual ability. 3) The deficits in achievement are not primarily the result of vision, hearing, or motor impairments; mental disability; emotional behavioral disability; cultural factors, environmental or economic disadvantage; lack of instruction; or limited English proficiency.
What is Specific Learning Disability?
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An inherited disease that causes thick, sticky musus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract.
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
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Symptoms emerge before the age of three and include a severe need for structure and routine, trouble with social interaction and communication skills, and repetitive behaviors.
What is Classic Autism?
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A condition in which the bottom of the X chromosome in the 23rd set is pinched off, resulting in a number of physical abnormalities and mental retardation.
What is Fragile X Syndrome?
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A decision about whether or not a student's inappropriate behavior is caused by his/her disability.
What is a manifestation determination?
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1) Student has a combination of two or more IDEA-recognized disabilities. 2)The disability is not solely a combination of deafness and blindness. 3) The disability is not a combination of speech/language impairment and one other disabling condition. 4) The student has severe educational needs that cannot be accommodated through services for one disability. 5) There is an adverse affect on academic performance that is not due to lack of instruction or limited English proficiency.
What is Multiple Disabilities?
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An eating disorder in which an individual feels compelled to eat non-food material such as animal feces, clay, dirt, hairballs, paint, or sand.
What is Pica?
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