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including children who are intellectually superior (gifted) and children who areslow to learn (have intellectual and developmental disabilities)
intellectual dif erence
including children with learning disabilities, speech and language disabilities, or autism
communication difference
, including children with auditory or visual impairments behavioral differences,including children who are emotionally disturbed or socially maladjusted
sensory differences,
including children with combinations of impairments(such as cerebral palsy and mental retardation, or deafness and blindness
multiple and severe handicapping conditions
including children with nonsensory impairments that impede mobility andphysical vitality
physical differences
Developmental disability that significantly affects verbal and nonverbal
communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, and that
adversely affects a child’s educational performance
Autism
Signifcantly limited, impaired, or delayed capacity to use expressive and/or
receptive language, exhibited by difficulties in one or more of the following
areas: speech, such as articulation and/or voice; conveying, understanding, or
using spoken, written, or symbolic language
Communication impairment
Significantly limited, impaired, or delayed learning capacity of a young child
(3-9 years old), exhibited by difficulties in one or more of the following areas:
receptive and/or expressive language cognitive abilities; physical functioning;
social, emotional, or adaptive functioning; and/or self-help skills
Developmental delay
One or more of the following characteristics exhibited over a long period of
time and to a marked degree that adversely affects educational performance: an
inability to learn that 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 behavior or feelings under
normal circumstances; a general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression;
or a tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or
school problems
Emotional impairment
Chronic or acute health problem such that the physiological capacity to
function is significantly limited or impaired and that results in limited strength,
vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli,
resulting in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment
Health impairment
Significant limitation or impairment in the permanent capacity for performing
cognitive tasks, functions, or problem solving, exhibited by more than one of the
following: a slower rate of learning, disorganized patterns of learning, dificulty
with adaptive behavior, and/or difficulty understanding abstract concepts
Intellectual impairment
Limitation or impairment in the capacity of the nervous system, with difficulties
exhibited in one or more of the following areas: the use of memory, the control
and use of cognitive functioning, sensory and motor skills, skills in speech and
language, organizational skills, information processing, affect, social skills, or
basic life functions
Neurological impairment
Significant limitation, impairment, or delay in physical capacity to move,
coordinate actions, or perform physical activities, exhibited by difficulties in
one or more of the following areas: physical and motor tasks, independent
movement, performing basic life functions. The term shall include severe
orthopedic impairments or impairments caused by congenital anomaly, cerebral
palsy, amputations, and fractures if such impairment adversely affects a student’s
educational performance.
Physical impairment
Sensory impairment
Limitation, impairment, or absence of the capacity to hear with
andcation, resulting in one or more of the following: reduced perfomance
in hearing acuity tasks, difficulty with oral communication, and/or difficulty in
understanding auditorally presented information in the education environment.
The term includes students who are deaf and students who are hard of hearing.
Hearing
Sensory impairment
Limitation, impairmnent, or absence of capacity to see after correction,
resulting in one or more of the following: reduced performance in visual
acuity tasks, difficulty with written communication, and/or difficulty with
understanding information presented visually in the education environment.
The term includes students who are blind and students with limited vision.
Vision