Categories of Exceptionality
Medications/Treatments
Emotional/Behavioral Disorders
Tourette's Syndrome
IDEA
100
Significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction; generally diagnosed around age three.
What is Autism
100
Substance used to stabilize moods.
What is lithium.
100
Aggression, yelling, bullying, and stealing are examples of this.
What is externalizing behaviors.
100
Touching, squatting, deep knee bends, retracing steps, and twirling when walking are examples of this.
What are complex tics
100
This must occur every 3 years or when requested by a parent.
What is reevaluation.
200
Hearing impairment so severe that the child has trouble processing linguistic information with or without amplification that adversely affects the child's educational performance.
What is Deafness
200
Wellbutrin, Prozac, and Zoloft are examples of this common treatment.
What are Antidepressants.
200
Disorder that shows aggression to people and animals early on.
What is Conduct Disorder
200
Imitating a person or obscene gestures.
What is Copopraxia
200
The idea that whenever appropriate, the disabled child must be educated in the regular classroom.
What is least restrictive environment.
300
The only category that includes schizophrenia.
What is Emotional disturbance.
300
People diagnosed with Bipolar disorder often take this as an anti-convulsant.
What is Valproic Acid
300
Classified by showing symptoms of aggression, destruction of property, deceitfulness/theft, and truant from school before the age of 13.
What is Childhood Onset Conduct Disorder
300
An itch/compulsion that causes a person to do something (gesture, say something).
What is a tic
300
Therapy, social work services, transportation, and psychological services are under this category.
What are related services.
400
Acquired injury of the brain caused by external physical force- results in total or partial functional disability or psycho-social impairment that affects educational performance.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion)
400
Risperal and Abilify are examples of this common treatment for bi-polar disorder.
What are anti-psychotics.
400
Disorder associated with mania and depression- referred to as manic depression.
What is schizophrenia
400
Only occurs in 10% of children with Tourette's Syndrome.
What is Copralailia.
400
Ages three through twenty-one
What is the ages states are required to proved special education services.
500
Communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation, etc.
What is Language/Speech Impairment
500
This drug can produce side effects such as seizures even after stopping use.
What is Risperdal/risperdone
500
Predromal Phase, Acute Phase, Recovery Phase, Residual Phase
What are the four phases of childhood onset schizophrenia
500
During this age, tics can peak in severity then decline.
What is adolescence.
500
State Law cannot override this constitutional protection.
What is Due Process