Positive Supports
Legal Definitons
Acronyms
Eligibility Criteria/
Assorted
100

Positive supports for this disability could include the preference of written words/visuals over auditory instructions.

What is Autism?

100

This is defined as a developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and non-verbal communication and social interaction and adversely affects emotional performance.

What is Autism?

100

The acronym for this is ADHD.

What is Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?

100

This is the number of federal categories of disability.

What is 13?

200

Positive supports for this disability could include being able to stand or fidget.

What is ADHD/Other Health Impairments?

200

This impairment definition includes students who have ADHD.

What is Other Health Impairments (OHI)?

200

The acronym for this is SLP.

What is Speech-Language Pathologist?

200

Students in this category often engage in repetitive activities and stereotypical movements, are resistant to change in daily routines or the environment, and have unusual responses to sensory experiences.

What is Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder?

300

Positive supports for this disability could include appropriate accommodations, modifications, and assistive technologies.

What is Specific Learning Disability (SLD)?

300

This term includes conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.

What is Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)?

300

The acronym for this is IEP.

What is Individualized Education Program?

300

This is individualized instruction designed to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities to give them access to general education.

What is special education?

400

It is important to consider the devices or tools used by students in this category as part of the student’s body.

What is Orthopedic Impairments?

400

This term includes congenital impairments, impairments, caused by disease, and impairments from other causes.

What is Orthopedic Impairments (OI)?

400

The acronym for this is OHI.

What is Other Health Impairment?

400

Students in this category often experience withdrawal, or anxiety, depression, issues with mood, feelings of low self-worth, aggression, hyperactivity, or impulsivity.

What is Emotional Disturbance?

500

Positive supports for this disability could include tactile sign language.

What is Deafblindness?

500

This disability category includes students with simultaneous hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs.

What is Deafblindness?

500

The acronym for this is SLD.

What is Specific Learning Disability?

500

This is the process a school uses to identify and address the reasons behind challenging behavior.

What is Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)?

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