Part 1 Flashcards
Measurable impairment or limitation that interfers with person’s ability
Disability
Is a disadvantage that occurs as a result of a disability/impairment
Handicap
5 categories pf Exceptionalities
- Specific cognitive/academic difficulties
- Social/emotional & behavioral
- Physical Disabilities and Health impairments
- Sensory Impairments
- Giftedness
2 categories of specific/academic difficulties
- Learning disabilities
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Speech and communication disorder
Involve difficulties in specific cognitive process like perception, language, memory
Learning disabilities
Difficulty in focusing & maintaining attention & recurrent hyperactive and impulsive behavior
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
There is difficulty in spoken language including voice disorders inability to produce the sounds
Speech and communication disorders
A condition manifested by different levels of impaired social interaction and communication, repetitive behaviors and limited interests
Autism
Refers to significant sub-average intelligence & deficits in adaptive
Mental Retardation
3 social/emotional & behavioral
Autism
Mental Retardation
Emotional/conduct Disorder