Special Education Terminology Test

Shows the accommodations needed for a child who may have difficulties but does not qualify for special education services at this time.

• Autism

• 504 Plan

• Learning Disability (LD)

• IEP

Child has average to above average intelligence but his or her behavior (could be in an active or passive fashion) does not match societal norms.

• Learning Disability

• Intellectual Disability

• Emotional/Behavioral Disorder

• OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

A child with this label supposedly has less than normal intelligence (usually 2 standard deviations below the norm or greater) but view this label with caution as children with language differences or from different cultures can be misclassified into this category. Students with this label also have a deficit in adaptive behavior typically in the lowest 2 percentile for their age - which means social skills and cues need to be a part of the curriculum.

• Intellectual Disability

• Learning Disability

• IEP

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

A program that shows the individual learning, behavioral, functional or social needs of a child.

• Behavioral Assessment

• Notes from a phone call home

• IEP (Individualized Education Program)

• 504 Plan

A spectrum disorder that is neurologically based and can mean something different in every child. Common characteristics are typically a range of 3 central symptoms: 1) imagination at least we understand it from our perspective; 2) social communication; and 3) social interaction, with a strong tendency towards repetitive behavior.

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• ADHD

• OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

• Dyslexia

A broad term that describes a group of neurological (brain) disorders. It is a life-long condition that affects the communication between the brain and the muscles, causing a permanent state of uncoordinated movement and posturing.

• ADHD

• CP (Cerebral Palsy)

• MS (Multiple Sclerosis)

• Lupus

A child with _____typically has motor tics and one or more vocal tics at the same time, that may occur many times a day nearly every day (to be _____there must not be a tic-free period of more than 3 consecutive months. _____typically manifests around age 7, but onset must be before age 18.

• Asperger's Syndrome

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Dyspraxia

• Tourette's Syndrome

Typically considered a lesser form of autism and is not typically as easily noticed as a child might be who is considered autistic. In contrast to Autistic disorder (Autism), children diagnosed with_____ typically do not have clinically significant delays in language or cognition or self-help skills or in adaptive behavior, other than social interaction.

• Asperger's Syndrome

• ADHD

• Speech/Language Disorder

• Dyslexia

Degeneration of the central nervous system due to a progressive deterioration of the protective sheath surrounding the nerves

• Processing Disorder

• Cerebral Palsy

• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

• Parkinson's

Is a neurobiological disorder causing distractibility, hyperactivity/impulsive behaviors, and a general inability to focus attention. 3 Common types: inattentive, hyperactive/impulsive, and combined type.

• ADHD

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• Dysgraphia