1. Multiple Disabilities
1.1. Any concomitant pairing of disabilities
1.2. Severely affects educational performance
2. Orthopedic Impairment
2.1. Adversely affects academic performance
2.2. Caused by:
2.2.1. Congenital anomalies
2.2.2. Congenital diseases
2.2.3. Other impairments
3. Other Health Impairment(s)
3.1. Limitation in:
3.1.1. Strength
3.1.2. Vitality
3.1.3. Alertness
3.2. Due to chronic or acute health problems
3.3. Affects edcucational performance
4. Specific Learning Disability
4.1. A range of disorders causing problems with cognitive functions:
4.1.1. Perceptual disbilities
4.1.2. Dyslexia
4.1.3. Discalculia
4.1.4. Disgraphia
4.1.5. Brain injury
4.1.6. Minimal Brain disfunction
4.1.7. Developmental aphasia
5. Speech/Language Impairment
5.1. Stuttering
5.2. Impaired articulation
5.3. Lanugage impairments
5.4. Voice impairments
6. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
6.1. Aqcuired injurzy due to external physical force
6.2. Results in impairments to:
6.2.1. Cognition
6.2.2. Language
6.2.3. Memory
6.2.4. Attention
6.2.5. Reasoning
6.2.6. Abstract thinking
6.2.7. Judgement
6.2.8. Problem solving
6.2.9. Psychosocial behavior
6.2.10. Physical functions
6.2.11. Information processing
6.2.12. Speech
7. Visual Impairment (Including Blindness)
7.1. Affects education even after correction
7.2. Inclusive of those with partial sight and blindness
8. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
8.1. Affects:
8.1.1. Communication
8.1.2. Social interaction
8.1.3. Educational performance
8.2. Identifying characteristics:
8.2.1. Engagement in repetitive activities
8.2.2. Engagement in stereotyped movements
8.2.3. Resistance to change in environment
8.2.4. Unusual responses to sensory stimuli
9. Deaf-Blindness
9.1. It causes:
9.1.1. Severe communication needs
9.1.2. Developmental needs
9.1.3. Educational needs
10. Deafness/Hearing Impairment
10.1. Affects:
10.1.1. Educational performance
10.1.2. Processing of linguistic information
11. Developmental Delay
11.1. In the following areas:
11.1.1. Cognitive development
11.1.2. Physical development
11.1.3. Socio-emotional development
11.1.4. Behavioral development
11.1.5. Communication
12. Emotional Disturbance
12.1. A condition that exhibits:
12.1.1. An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory or health factors
12.1.2. An inability to build and/or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers
12.1.3. Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances
12.1.4. A general pervasive mood of unhappiness/depression
12.1.5. A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems