Sped 2410 (midterm)

Prevalence

The % of individuals manifesting a particular disability

Handicap

Disadvantage or inability imposed on an individual through demands of an environment

Disability

An inability or diminished capacity to perform a skill

High incidence disabilities

1. Specific learning disabilities

2. Emotional or behavioral disorders

3. Mild cognitive disabilites

Advantages of labels

1. Essential to receive effective instruction

2. Communicate characteristics relevant to treatment

3. Can alter a students academic & life experience

Disadvantages of labels

1. Can stigmatize

2. Can be demeaning ways of referring to children or their problems

3. Can alter a students academic & life experiences

IDEA 1-3

Autism

Deaf-blindness

Deafness

IDEA 4-6

Emotional disturbance

Hearing impairment

Intellectual disability

IDEA 7-9

Multiple disabilities

Orthopedic impairment

Other health impairment

IDEA 10-13

Specific learning disability

Speech or language impairment

Traumatic Brain Injury

Visual impairment

What is co-morbidity

The occurrence of more than one disability

The effects of co-morbidity

Higher risk of school failure