Defining Severe Disabilities
Syndromes
Characteristics of Severe Disabilities
Physical Characteristics
Best Practices in Education
100
The IQ of this grouping is below 20-25 points, with a developmental age of under 12 months
What are profoundly intellectually disabled?
100
They are smaller than average and have slower physical, motor, language and mental development.
What are those with down syndrome?
100
Significant learning difficulty, in determining what particular stimuls or aspect of stimulus should be attended to.
What is Attentional Ability?
100
A neurological disorder.
What is cerebral palsy?
100
In 1976, Brown published a paper touting this strategy.
What is Inclusion?
200
The IQ of this group is between 35 and 55.
What is moderately intellectual disabled?
200
Long, narrow faces; prominant jaws and large protruding ears characterize this syndrome.
What is Fragile X?
200
Expressive and receptive are affected.
What are language skills?
200
Is seen through recurrent seizures.
What is epilepsy?
200
Need to be taught through participation with students who do and who do not have disabilities.
What is social participation?
300
Adaptive behavior is is low and IQ is between 20 and 40.
What is severe intellectual disability?
300
This syndrome is fully preventable.
What is Fetal Alcohol?
300
Watching and imitating others is not possible.
What is Observational and Incidental Learning?
300
Is seen in Spina Bifida.
What is Hydrocephaly?
300
Should be learned in context along with academic skills.
What are Functional, Age Appropriate Skills?
400
Five areas that are considered when determining individual function.
What are intellectual abilities, adaptive behaviors, participation and interaction, health and context?
400
A propensity to overeat, with obsessive-compulsive zeal is one symptom.
What is Prader-Willi syndrome?
400
Requires extensive practice, and use after learning or must be retaught.
What is memory impairment?
400
Caused by a chromosomal abnormality in the first trimester.
What are cardiovascular disorders?
400
A lengthy, but necessary method of ensuring student growth.
What are Alternative Assessments?
500
Biologically based, occurring between conception and birth.
What is the common cause of most moderate, severe and profound disabilities?
500
A chromosome anomaly in which chromosome 15 is missing.
What is Angelman Syndrome?
500
A need to monitor one's own behavior.
What is Self-Management?
500
Is seen in reflexive sucking challenges, as is Gastroesophageal reflux.
What are eating problems?
500
Dr. Benton- Borghi's favorite thing to teach.
What is Universal Design for Learning?
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