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• Issue #34: Comprehensive Overview of Intellectual Disability

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Comprehensive Overview of Intellectual Disability What is Intellectual Disability? Intellectual Disability is a term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and...

• Issue #33: Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders

  Series parts · Autism, Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. Some people with ASD have a...

• Issue #32: Autism Spectrum Disorders ( Pervasive Developmental Disorders)

  Series parts · Autism, Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Not until the middle of the twentieth century was there a name for a disorder that now appears to affect an estimated one of every...

• Issue #31: Overview of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

    Mental Health Is Important Mental health is how people think, feel, and act as they face life's situations. It affects how people handle stress,...

• Issue #30: Comprehensive Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by the head being hit by something or shaken violently. (The exact definition...

• Issue #29: Comprehensive Overview of Other Health Impairments

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  IDEA Definition of Other Health ImpairmentsAccording to IDEA, an Other Health Impairment is defined as: Other health impairment means having limited strength, vitality or alertness,...

• Issue # 59

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Lesser Known Disorders Each issue of this series contains at least three lesser known disorders. Some of these disorders may contain subtypes which will also be...

• Issue #28: Hearing Impairment: An Overview

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Definition The Education of the Handicapped Act (P.L. 94-142), includes "hearing impairment" and "deafness" as two of the categories under which children with disabilities may...

• Issue #27: Visual Impairment

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Visual Impairments: An OverviewThe effect of visual problems on a child's development depends on the severity, type of loss, age at which the condition appears,...

• Issue #26: Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Early Intervention and Early Childhood ·

  Here you will find a list of charts, tables, statistics and other important links dealing with transition services and individuals with disabilities during the transition...

• Issue # 58

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Lesser Known Disorders Each issue of this series contains at least three lesser known disorders. Some of these disorders may contain subtypes which will also be...

• Issue # 57

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Lesser Known Disorders Each issue of this series contains at least three lesser known disorders. Some of these disorders may contain subtypes which will also be...

• Issue #25: Tables, Charts, Statistics and Other Important Links on Transition Services

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Transition to Adult Life ·

  Here you will find a list of charts, tables, statistics and other important links dealing with transition services and individuals with disabilities during the transition...

• Issue # 56

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Lesser Known Disorders Each issue of this series contains at least three lesser known disorders. Some of these disorders may contain subtypes which will also be...

• Issue #24: Legal Issues in the Transaction Phase

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Special Ed Law ·

  This section will focus on one very important and often complicated issue that parents confront when they have a son or daughter with any type...

• Issue #23: Financial and Health Issues

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Working with Parents and Families ·

  To properly plan for the financial future of a student with disabilities, students and parents must be aware of the options and incentives that are...

• Issue # 55

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Lesser Known Disorders Each issue of this series contains at least three lesser known disorders. Some of these disorders may contain subtypes which will also be...

• Issue #19 – “How To” Series

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Early Intervention and Early Childhood ·

  In This Issue: How To Understand an APGAR Score for a New Infant&How To Understand Symptom Patterns and Causes in Children The very first test...

• Issue #22: Post-Secondary Options in Transition Services

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Transition to Adult Life ·

  A number of years ago, students with disabilities had limited choices when it came to choosing a college or university that could provide accommodations. With...

• Issue # 54

  Series parts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Lesser Known Disorders Each issue of this series contains at least three lesser known disorders. Some of these disorders may contain subtypes which will also be...