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What is a disability? An individual with a disability is a person who: Has a ________, ________, and/or ________ impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; Has a record of such an ________; or Is regarded as having such an ________.

Different Exceptionalities Cognitive Exceptionalities Attention Deficit Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Learning Disability Autism Intellectual Disability (IND) Giftedness Emotional Exceptionalities Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed (EBD) Emotionally Handicapped Physical Exceptionalities Visual Impairments/Blindness Hearing Impairments/Deafness Spina Bifida Muscular Dystrophy Speech/Language Disabilities Cerebral Palsy Physical & Cognitive Exceptionalities Down Syndrome

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) ADD is distinguished by a basic ________ pattern. These children do not have the ability to ________ for long periods of time and are easily ________.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ADHD is generally a more complex and serious attention disorder that involves the hyperactivity component. The three core behaviors are ________

Learning Disability (LD) A learning disability is a neurological condition that interferes with a person’s ability to ________, ________, or ________ information. Learning disabilities can affect one’s ability to ________ -________ -________ ________ -________ -________

Autism (ASD) Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability characterized by difficulties and abnormalities in several areas: ________

IQ Ranges of Students with Autism 10-15%- ________ or ________ ________ intelligence 25-35%- ________ to mild intellectually disabled Remainder-moderately to ________ intellectually disabled

Intellectual Disability Intellectual disability is a disability characterized by significant limitations both in ________ functioning and in ________ behavior, which covers many everyday ________ and ________ skills. This disability originates before the age of 18.

Limitations in adaptive behavior are comprised of three skill types: ________ ________—language and literacy; money, time, and number concepts; and self-direction. ________ ________—interpersonal skills, social responsibility, self-esteem, gullibility, naïveté (i.e., wariness), social problem solving, and the ability to follow rules/obey laws and to avoid being victimized. ________ ________—activities of daily living (personal care), occupational skills, healthcare, travel/transportation, schedules/routines, safety, use of money, use of the telephone.

Gifted Students Intellectual giftedness is an intellectual ability significantly ________than ________

IQ and Identification Bright: ________ Moderately gifted: ________ Highly gifted: ________ Exceptionally gifted: ________ Profoundly gifted: ________

Emotionally and Behaviorally Disturbed (EBD) A severe emotional disturbance is defined as an ________ ________, the severity of which results in the need for a program for the full school week and ________ ________ ________. These students lack ________ control which ultimately effects their ________.

Emotionally Handicapped (EH) An emotional handicap is a condition which results in improper behavior that interferes with the individual's ability to learn and function under normal circumstances.   Who are they?  ________ or ________ ________ intelligence ________ instability disrupts ________ process difficulty identifying and expressing appropriate ________ and ________

Visual Impairments/Blindness Visual impairments are defined as ________in the structure and ________ of the eye that, even with best correction and treatment, interfere with ________.  Students who are ________ sighted or ________have to rely primarily on touch and ________ for learning but they can lead relatively normal lives. 

Hearing Impairments/Deafness A hearing impairment is a ________ ________of thirty (30) decibels or greater Hard-of-hearing individuals are those whose residual hearing is adequate for learning ________, ________, and ________ skills through normal channels, provided that classroom and instructional ________ are made.  Deaf individuals are those whose hearing impairment is so ________ that they cannot learn ________ and ________ through normal channels and who need extensive instruction in order to develop language, communication and academic skills. 

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Spina Bifida Spina Bifida is a ________ ________ defect that happens in the first month of ________ when the spinal column doesn’t close completely. Can be prevented by taking ________ ________ (folic acid).

Treating Spina Bifida through the embryo

Spina Bifida

Muscular Dystrophy Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a ________ disorder that gradually ________ the body's muscles. A child who is diagnosed with MD gradually ________ the ability to do things like ________, sit ________, ________easily, and move the arms and hands.

What’s the difference between speech and language? ________ is the sound that comes out of our mouths.  ________ has to do with meanings, rather than sounds.

Speech and/or Language Delay Although problems in speech and language differ, they frequently ________. A child with a language problem may be able to ________ words well but be unable to put more than two ________ together.

Cerebral Palsy (CP) Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder that affects ________ ________, ________, and ________ skills (the ability to move in a coordinated and purposeful way). Cerebral Palsy effects the brain which does not allow the ________ and ________ to move as they should. The problem does not lie in the muscles and nerves themselves.

The three types of CP are: ________ ________ ________— causes stiffness and movement difficulties ________ ________ ________— leads to involuntary and uncontrolled movements ________ ________ ________— causes a disturbed sense of balance and depth perception

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Down Syndrome Down syndrome (DS) is a condition in which extra ________material causes delays in the way a child ________, and often leads to an ________ ________ (IND).

Chromosome 21: 3 instead of 2 Referred to as Trisomy 21