Disability Categories
What is the following a definition of?
"Significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period that adversely affects a child’s educational performance"
Intellectual Disability
What is the most common type of Down Syndrome
Trisomy 21
Individuals with Autism have significant differences in what two main areas?
Expressive language and socialization
What are the two main types of vision loss (causes)
Congenital and Adventitious
Name the type of Dance recognized by the International Paralymic Committee for Wheelchair Dancing?
Wheelchair Dance Sport or Para Dance Sport
What is the following a definition of?
A developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects a student’s educational performance
Autism
What is the type of muscle tone associated with Down Syndrome?
Hypotonia (low muscle tone)
Individual's with autism often demonstrate what types of behaviors?
repetitive motor movements, use of objects, or speech
Name three types of balls that can be used with visually impaired students
brightly colored balls, bell balls, beep balls
Name an adventure sport that is adaptable
Scuba, Surfing, rock climbing, wheelchair motorcross (WMC), mountain biking, sailing, water skiing, mountain biking
What is the following a definition of?
"a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations. The term includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia."
Specific Learning Disability
What is the orthopedic condition associated with Down Syndrome?
Atlantoaxial Instability
Delays in gross motor skills and delays in reciprocal motor participation
What is the sport invented exclusively for persons with visual impairments
Goalball
What is the name of the local agency that is responsible for coordinating early intervention services to infants Birth - 3?
Inland Regional Center
What is the following a definition of?
"an impairment in vision that, even when corrected, adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes both partial sight and blindness"
Visual Impairment
50% - 60% of individuals with Down Syndrome have this sensory impairment
Significant hearing loss
Name four motor characteristics of autism
Hypotonia
Delays in attaining motor milestones
Toe walking
Motor apraxia
What is the type of language utilized by persons who are hard of hearing or deaf
American Sign Language
Name adaptive individual or team sports that are common for individuals with disabilities
Wheelchair soccer, quad rugby, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair soccer, wheelchair football
The following is a definition of what disability?
"having a hearing loss so severe that the individual is unable to process language through hearing, with or without the use of an amplification device. The loss must be severe enough to adversely affect the student’s educational performance"
Deafness
This condition is associated with Down Syndrome and results from low muscle tone, lung limitations, a sedentary lifestyle, and poor eating habits
Obesity
What does "ABA" stand for?
Applied Behavioral Analysis
What is the name of the device that can be implanted for certain individuals with sensorineural hearing loss
Cochlear Implant
What is the difference between Adapted Aquatics and Aquatic Therapy?
Aquatic therapy is water exercises adapted for therapeutic purposes while adapted aquatics is a service delivery system providing appropriate aquatic instruction and recreation for participants with disabilities
The following is the definition of what?
"a hearing loss that might be permanent or fluctuating and that adversely affects the student’s educational achievement or performance"
Hard of Hearing
This sensory concern is very prevalent in individuals with down syndrome
Vision Impairment
What is one instructional technique that is particularly successful with students who are on the autism spectrum?
Picture and communication boards
What is the term for the type of culture that deaf Americans who exclusively use American Sign Language
Deaf Culture
What is the term/disability category for someone who is significantly visually impaired as well as has a significant hearing impairment?
Deafblind