Specific Learning Disability.
A severe discrepancy exists between the intellectual ability and achievement in one or more of the following academic areas: oral expression, listening comprehension, written expression, basic reading skills, reading comprehension, mathematics calculations, mathematics reasoning, or dyslexia.
Or, the district may use a process that determines if the child responds to scientific, research-based intervention.
Hearing Impairment.
A permanent or fluctuating impairment that impairs processing of linguistic information through hearing even with amplification, which adversely affects educational performance.
Hearing and Visual Impairment.
If a child has both hearing and visual impairments, the combination of those causes severe communication, developmental, and educational problems.
Language or Speech Impairments.
An articulation disorder that significantly interferes with communication and attracts adverse attention.
Visual Impairment.
Even with correction, this adversely affects a pupil’s educational performance.
Severe Orthopedic Impairment.
Adversely affects a pupil’s educational performance.
Other Health Impairment.
The pupil has limited strength vitality or alertness due to chronic or acute health problems including but not limited to heart condition, cancer, leukemia, etc. This includes ADHD and can include Bipolar disorder.
Autism-Like Disorders.
Any of the pervasive development disorders ranging from Autism to Asberger’s Syndrome that adversely affect the pupil’s educational performance.
Mental Retardation.
Serious Emotional Disturbance.
A child exhibits one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time, to a marked degree, which adversely affects educational performance:
- An inability to learn which cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors
- An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers
- Inappropriate types of behaviors or feelings under normal circumstances exhibited in several situations
- A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression
- A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems
Multiple Disabilities.
Traumatic Brain Injury.
Deafness.
A child who qualifies for services under IDEA has an IEP, which stands for Individualized Education Plan. IDEA seeks to ensure that all children with disabilities (from birth to age twenty-one) have a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) available to them. This FAPE emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for employment and independent living.
