What Are Mild Disabilities? January 14, 2009

The Categories of Disability Please go to page 6 in the Raymond text. What are the thirteen categories of disability under the IDEA? Which do you think are considered to be mild? What do you think is the difference between “mild” and “high incidence?”

High Incidence Disabilities v. Mild Disabilities Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Speech and Communication Disorders Mental Retardation or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Emotional and Behavioral Disorders