Hearing disorders can be caused by genetic or hereditary factors

Deafness may be viewed as a condition that prevents an individual from receiving sound in all or most of its forms

Impairments in hearing can occur in either or both areas and may exist in only one ear or in both ears.

For educational purposes, a specially trained teacher does not determine that the visual impairment impacts the child’s ability to learn, only a doctor can make this determination.

Some common causes of visual impairment are glaucoma, cataracts, retinal detachment, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, infection and trauma.

Deaf-blindness is the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness.

Multiple Disabilities encompasses a combination of conditions that may impact a student's ability to learn and achieve success in an academic setting.

Multiple Disabilities encompasses a combination of conditions that may impact a student's ability to learn and achieve success in an academic setting.

Children with multiple disabilities will typically share deficits in five distinct areas of development: intellectual functioning, adaptive skills, motor skills, sensory functioning, and communication skills.

Students with emotional disorders have a wide range of issues diagnosed to that specific group.

Students with emotional disorders typically maintain positive personal relationships with others.

Intellectual Disabilities is a combination of deficits in cognitive functioning and adaptive behavior.

Students labeled as mildly intellectually disabled demonstrate delays in cognitive, social, and adaptive behavior skills within typical classroom settings but can function without any limitations outside of the classroom.

A severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance is defined as Orthopedic Impairment.

Orthopedic impairments are divided into three main areas: neuromotor impairments, degenerative diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders.

TBI is defined as To be investigated. Explain why or why not. TBI is an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects the student's educational performance. 

The nature of the trauma brain injury and problems can range from mild to severe, and the course of recovery is very difficult to predict for any given student.

"Developmental Delay" is the term uses for children aged three through nine years who have delays in physical, cognitive, communicative, social emotional, and/or adaptive development, and who, because of these delays, does not require special education services.

The characteristics of children vary with the disability categories of mental retardation, emotional disturbance, specific learning disability or autism

Speech and language impairment is defined as a communication disorder that adversely affects the child's ability to talk, understand, read, and write. This disability category can be divided into three (3) groups: speech impairments,  language impairments and hard of hearing

There are three basic types of speech impairments: articulation disorders, fluency disorders, and voice disorders.

Learning disabilities can be defined by a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language.

2 characteristics of Learning Disabilities are:

Reading difficulties and written language problems. 

2 characteristics of Learning Disabilities are:

Reading difficulties and written language problems. 

Reading Difficulties: Teachers may ask questions before reading to help students attend to important information.  Assistive technology devices are used to accommodate the students with written language problems.  Identify and address academic and non-academic stumbling blocks such as behavior or social problems in the classroom for those students who may not be able to read or write.

The definition of Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability that can have a significant impact on a student’s communication skills, social interactions, and behaviors.

The definition of Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability that can have a significant impact on a student’s communication skills, social interactions, and behaviors.

Individuals with autism will always have developmental differences in communicative function, social interaction skills, and behavioral characteristics that will be present to varying degrees

The teacher must design the classroom and all instructional materials to contain visual supports and cues. Students with autism never have visual processing skills than auditory processing skills and respond well to visual symbols

Other Health Impairments is defined as hundreds of types of impairments that may result in a chronic condition limiting the individual's ability to effectively access the educational environment. 

The 3 categories of OHI are ADHD; Asthma; and Diabetes. 

Characteristics of ADHD: Does not pay attention to detail and often makes mistakes across a number of activities; has difficulty maintaining attention during activities and does not complete schoolwork or other assigned activities.

Teachers may allow extra time for finishing assignments or for testing,

Asthma: Difficulty breathing due to narrowing and swelling of the airway. There are not any medications needed to treat asthma.

Characteristics of Asthma includes: coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.

 If a child has diabetes or asthma but it is controlled through medication and does not    impact learning, special education services are not appropriate for that child

 ADHD is known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder