DETERMINING WHETHER A DISABILITY EXISTS Chapter Fifteen

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES Higher and lower incidence disabilitiesHigher and lower incidence disabilities The process involved in diagnosing a suspected disability from the assessment materials gatheredThe process involved in diagnosing a suspected disability from the assessment materials gathered The definitions, the incidence, the characteristics, an example assessment battery of, and the method to diagnose: a learning disability, a developmental disability/mental retardation, or emotional disturbanceThe definitions, the incidence, the characteristics, an example assessment battery of, and the method to diagnose: a learning disability, a developmental disability/mental retardation, or emotional disturbance UNDERSTAND

DIAGNOSING A DISABILITY

Higher Incidence Disabilities Learning disabilitiesLearning disabilities Emotional disabilitiesEmotional disabilities Mental retardation- higher level functioning other than Down SyndromeMental retardation- higher level functioning other than Down Syndrome Speech and language disabilitiesSpeech and language disabilities Other health impairment- AD/HD- prediagnosisOther health impairment- AD/HD- prediagnosis

Lower Incidence Disabilities AutismAutism Orthopedically impairedOrthopedically impaired Visual impairmentsVisual impairments Hearing impairmentsHearing impairments Other health impairedOther health impaired Traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injury Deaf-BlindDeaf-Blind DeafnessDeafness Mental retardation- lower levels of functioningMental retardation- lower levels of functioning

Classification categories most likely diagnosed by a combination of professionals and agencies during school: Visual impairmentsVisual impairments Hearing impairmentsHearing impairments Other health impaired- ADD or ADHDOther health impaired- ADD or ADHD

Diagnosing a Learning Disability Clinical InterviewClinical Interview Ecological InterviewEcological Interview Parent InterviewParent Interview Teacher InterviewTeacher Interview Review of Cumulative Reports and RecordsReview of Cumulative Reports and Records Intelligence TestingIntelligence Testing Achievement TestingAchievement Testing

Diagnosing a Learning Disability Perceptual TestingPerceptual Testing Curriculum-Based AssessmentCurriculum-Based Assessment Portfolio AssessmentPortfolio Assessment Exclusion FactorsExclusion Factors –Retardation –Primary emotional issues –Problems on acuity –Poor teaching –Cultural deprivation –Motivational factors

Diagnosing a Learning Disability Historical PatternsHistorical Patterns Psychological Tests/ScalesPsychological Tests/Scales Behavioral ManifestationsBehavioral Manifestations Other Diagnostic SymptomsOther Diagnostic Symptoms

Mild/Mental Retardation - Developmental Disability People with mental retardation are those who develop at a below average rate and experience difficulty in learning and social adjustment. General intellectual functioning Adaptive behavior

Diagnosing Mild Retardation- Developmental Disabilities Clinical InterviewClinical Interview Ecological AssessmentEcological Assessment Parent InterviewParent Interview Teacher InterviewTeacher Interview Review of Cumulative Reports and RecordsReview of Cumulative Reports and Records

Diagnosing Mild Retardation- Developmental Disabilities Intelligence TestingIntelligence Testing Achievement TestingAchievement Testing Impaired Adaptive FunctioningImpaired Adaptive Functioning Curriculum-Based AssessmentCurriculum-Based Assessment Portfolio AssessmentPortfolio Assessment

Diagnosing Mild Retardation- Developmental Disabilities Exclusion FactorsExclusion Factors –Primary Emotional Issues –Problems in Acuity –Poor Teaching –Cultural Deprivation Consistently Slow Rate of LearningConsistently Slow Rate of Learning Historical PatternsHistorical Patterns

Emotional Disability/ Emotional Disturbance A very serious matter and should be done only on the recommendation of a psychologist, psychiatrist or approved mental health clinic.

Diagnosing Emotional Disabilities Clinical InterviewClinical Interview Ecological AssessmentEcological Assessment Parent InterviewParent Interview Teacher InterviewTeacher Interview Review of Cumulative Reports and RecordsReview of Cumulative Reports and Records

Diagnosing Emotional Disabilities Achievement TestingAchievement Testing Perceptual TestingPerceptual Testing Portfolio AssessmentPortfolio Assessment Historical PatternsHistorical Patterns Psychological Tests/ScalesPsychological Tests/Scales

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES Higher and lower incidence disabilitiesHigher and lower incidence disabilities The process involved in diagnosing a suspected disability from the assessment materials gatheredThe process involved in diagnosing a suspected disability from the assessment materials gathered The definitions, the incidence, the characteristics, an example assessment battery of, and the method to diagnose: a learning disability, a developmental disability/mental retardation, or emotional disturbanceThe definitions, the incidence, the characteristics, an example assessment battery of, and the method to diagnose: a learning disability, a developmental disability/mental retardation, or emotional disturbance UNDERSTAND

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