SPD 200 RS Disability Comparison Template PDF

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Summary

Mild to moderate disabilities...

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Disability Comparison Template Part 1: For this section of the template, focus on gathering details about the IDEA disability categories. Review the textbook and the topic study materials and use them to complete the chart. Note that “Autism” has been completed for you as an example.

Disability Category

Definition

Characteristics

Causes

Prevalence

Autism

Autism is a developmental disability that affects communication (verbal and nonverbal) and social skills.

-Difficulty communicating and interpreting motives and cues of others -Not comfortable with change -Poor social skills -May engage in the same activity over and over (SARRC, n.d.)

The causes of Autism are not clear, but has something to do with brain development before birth

Autism is one of the fastest growing disabilities. Prevalence has changed to 1 in 68 children in U.S. (Autism Society, 2016, para. 2)

Deaf-Blind

concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the

- The student has difficulty with communication - The student may have distorted perceptions. It is difficult to see the

Many potential causes of deaf-

Deaf-Blindness represents less than 1.0 percent of all students

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Potential Effect on Learning Difficulty with written expression. Reading comprehension, math problem solving, fine and gross motor skills may also be affected, over and under selective attention

combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that they cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness o r children with blindness (Sec. 300.8 (C) (2) 2017)

whole picture or relate one element to blindness are the whole. present. - The student may have difficulty anticipating what is going to happen. Clues from the environment or from the faces/actions of others may be difficult to read. - The lack of vision and hearing make it hard to learn through incidental or group learning experiences - Problems communicating - Problems navigating the environment (Microsoft Word - PrintSPECIAL_EDUCATION_ELIGIBILITY ).

Deafness Developmental Delay Emotional Disturbance Hearing Impairment Intellectual Disability Multiple Disabilities Orthopedic Impairment Other Health © 2020. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.

who have a special education classification, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Impairment Specific Learning Disability Speech or Language Impairment Traumatic Brain Injury Visual Impairment Including Blindness

Part 2: For this section of the template, focus on gathering details about common, specific learning disabilities. These disabilities fall under the IDEA disability categories you researched for the chart above. Review the textbook and the topic study materials and use them to complete the chart.

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References

Learning Disability

Definition

Characteristics

Common Assessments for Diagnosis

Potential Effect on Learning and Other Areas of Life

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) Dyscalculia Dysgraphia Dyslexia Dysphasia/Aphasia Dyspraxia Language Processing Disorder (LPD) Non-Verbal Learning Disabilities Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit

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Basic Strategies for Addressing the Disability

References Sec. 300.8 (C) (2). (2017, May 02). Retrieved February 24, 2021, from https://sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/a/300.8/c/2 Microsoft Word - Print-SPECIAL_EDUCATION_ELIGIBILITY. (n.d.). Retrieved February 24, 2021, from http://aasep.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Protected_Directory/BCSE_Course_Files/Course_5/Chapter-3Special_Education_Eligibility.pdf

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