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IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEA is the main source of funding and requires the creation and implementation of IEP's for students with special needs. The act specifies that students with disabilities must be granted special education services when needed to ensure an effective education program. A federal law that upholds the right of disabled children to a free and appropriate education in the United States

WHAT AGE CHILDREN DOES IDEA PERTAIN TO? The act protects children from birth through 21 years old.

AUTISM People with autism can be childish, there's a difficulty learning because they may see images that we do not sometimes like, example. A guy may get up from his seat trying to catch butterflies that are floating around him. People with autism also are REALLY good at one thing, but other things they just can't do. like another example. They are really good with movies, they'll remember every line from the movie and the movies will play back in their head over and over again and they'll repeat the lines out loud. Some do not enjoy really loud noises. They usually follow a routine and dislike getting out of that routine, everything has to be the same.

DEAF BLINDENESS Surprisingly, quite a few relatively common childhood illnesses can cause deafness/blindness. And with the scaremongering against vaccination these days, these diseases and their complications are becoming more common. Measles can cause deafness and blindness (and also various forms of brain damage) in severe cases. Scarlet fever is another one - it's a relatively common disease and usually people recover perfectly well, but in serious cases it can have quite severe consequences including blindness (you'd have to check re deafness, though). Mumps can cause deafness, but I've never heard of it causing blindness. Meningitis can cause all sorts of appalling complications including deafness and blindness.

EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE as those who are from birth to age of majority who have had a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). For the individual to be deemed emotionally disturbed, it must be determined that the child's condition results in functional impairment, substantially interfering with one or more major life activities, such as the abilities to eat, bathe, and dress oneself, or the abilities to function effectively in social, familial, and educational contexts. - Unable to balance and deal with emotions in what is thought to be the conventional way show by the majority of society. Usually, trauma seems to be associated with it and also the inability to extract yourself from a certain 'mode' of emotion.

HEARING IMPAIRMENT Deafness can be temporary or permanent, in one ear (unilateral) or in both (bilateral), and can be partial or total deafness. Some deafness is from noise and aging, and the others are from ear infections or structural abnormalities. Some hearing loss is inheritable and some other types can come from being prematurely born, some drugs and medical conditions, disease, head trauma, wax, noise, foreign objects, or just aging. Once hearing loss has been firmly established in a person there are many rehabilitation items that can be done to refine function such as sign language, hearing aids, and medical procedures such as surgery options. - Things like this come from mumps & measles.. etc.

INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY Intellectual disability, previously known as Mental Retardation, MR is a term still used by medical professionals for diagnostic purposes. Intellectual disability is where a person has below average intelligence level (based on an IQ test) and significant difficulties with the personal skills needed for everyday living ( this is identified before they are 18 years old). There are many causes of intellectual disability, but in the majority of cases, the reasons are still unknown. The effects vary in severity, from mild to profound. Known causes include: * Brain injury or infection before, during or after birth * Growth or nutrition problems * Abnormalities of chromosomes and genes * Babies born long before the expected birth date - also called extreme prematurity * Poor diet and health care *Drug misuse during pregnancy, including excessive alcohol intake and smoking. * etc..

Multiple disabilities The needs of each and every child is different, as is their disability, the medical implications are dependent on the disability they have, especially if they have dual diagnoses. The concerns in the classroom could be things like behavioral issues, sensory issues (sound, touch, smell etc.) for the student, staff may have concerns about if they have the adaptive aides & equipment to help the student learn and participate, or how to manage children with major behavioral issues etc. The implications for each child's education will also be different, as some will learn and be able to gain an education and life skills, which could mean they can live independently when older and have a job etc., some may need supervised care, others may need full care, so their Educational plan and the curriculum needs to be Adapted to met and suit the child's needs.

ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENT Orthopedic impairments are the most common of physical disabilities. A physical disability is any condition that interferes with a student's ability to use his or her body. The term physical disabilities may be used interchangeably when referring to orthopedic impairments. -The term includes impairments due to the effects of congenital anomaly (e.g., clubfoot, absence of some member, etc.), impairments due to the effects of disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis, etc.), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures)”

OTHER HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS Definition: Other health impairment is a disability category included in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Other health impairment means having a disability caused by disease, condition, disorder, or injury that substantially affects strength, vitality, or alertness. To be identified with an other health impairment, the student's condition must cause a substantial impact on his educational performance. The category also includes a "heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment. A student with attention deficit disorder, for example, who is distracted by the every day classroom environment and who cannot pay attention may be diagnosed with an other health impairment if the problem is severe enough to affect his learning.

SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY A specific learning disability is a disorder in one or more of the central nervous system processes involved in perceiving, understanding and/or using concepts through verbal (spoken or written) language or nonverbal means. This disorder manifests itself with a deficit in one or more of the following areas: attention, reasoning, processing, memory, communication, reading, writing, spelling, calculation, coordination, social competence and emotional maturity.

SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT Speech and language disorders refer to problems in communication and related areas such as oral motor function. These delays and disorders range from simple sound substitutions to the inability to understand or use language or use the oral-motor mechanism for functional speech and feeding. Some causes of speech and language disorders include hearing loss, neurological disorders, brain injury, mental retardation, drug abuse, physical impairments such as cleft lip or palate, and vocal abuse or misuse. *Frequently, however, this cause is unknown

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Penetrating head injuries occur when an object, like shrapnel, enters the brain and causes damage in a specific area. Closed head injuries occur when there's a blow to the head, which can happen during a fall, car accident, sporting event, or any number of different ways. Both types of TBI can result in bruised brain tissue, bleeding inside the brain, large or small lacerations in the brain, and nerve damage due to shearing forces. The brain can also experience a number of secondary types of damage, like swelling, fever, seizures, or an imbalance of neurological

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT INCLUDING BLINDNESS The definition of visual impairment includes a range of vision loss, including low vision. Specifically, it is defined as “an impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes both partial sight and blindness” (Pierangelo, 2007, p. 331). In the educational context, three terms describe levels of visual impairment.

DEAFNESS Have to communicate through sign language -cant hear anything - Usually caused from sickness, like measles or mumps etc..

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