Social Studies, Human Resources and Adptations

Early Signs of nonverbal learning disorder

NICHCY is a national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.

The other components of mental illness listed below are important to consider when looking holistically at your, or another’s, mental health. Knowing these different factors — and how they can contribute to making a mental health condition more severe — can help shape treatment plans. Please note that this list does not, and could never, include everything that connects to mental illness. But we will do our best to continue adding more information.

The NCDDR is operated by SEDL, a private, nonprofit education research, development, and dissemination (RD&D) corporation based in Austin, Texas. The NCDDR partners with organizations such as the Campbell Collaboration and the Cochrane Collaboration to provide training and technical assistance for researchers.

Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle.

Local Education Agency (LEA)

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect the ability to understand or use spoken or written language, do mathematical calculations, coordinate movements, or direct attention. Although learning disabilities occur in very young children, the disorders are usually not recognized until the child reaches school age.

The involvement and progress of the child with a disability in the general curriculum. All related services for which the child qualifies. Appropriate educational accommodations necessary for the child to be successful. The child's present levels of educational performance. Measurable annual goals and objectives for the child's education.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures that all children with disabilities are entitled to a free appropriate public education to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living. Prior to IDEA, over 4 million children with disabilities were denied appropriate access to public education. Many children were denied entry into public school altogether, while others were placed in segregated classrooms, or in regular classrooms without adequate support for their special needs (Katsiyannis, Yell, Bradley, 2001; Martin, Martin, Terman, 1996; U.S. Department of Education, 2010).

"Hard of hearing" refers to a hearing loss where there may be enough residual hearing that an auditory device, such as a hearing aid or FM system, provides adequate assistance to process speech.

A measure of income issued every year by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Federal poverty levels are used to determine your eligibility for certain programs and benefits, including savings on Marketplace health insurance, and Medicaid and CHIP coverage.

The 2021 federal poverty level (FPL) income numbers below are used to calculate eligibility for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

How federal poverty levels are used to determine eligibility for reduced-cost health coverage

Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a process schools use to figure out what’s causing challenging behavior.

The Section 504 regulation requires a school district to provide a “free appropriate public education” (FAPE) to each qualified person with a disability who is in the school district’s jurisdiction, regardless of the nature or severity of the person’s disability.

How Is an Appropriate Education Defined?

Education Services Must Meet Individual Needs

   (A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.      (B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.      (C) Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.      (D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.      (E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems.”

Specific Learning Disability (SLD)

autism spectrum disorder,

Social Skills Activities for Elementary Students with Autism

Sensory Activities for Children with Autism

Structuring the Environment

Typical Classroom Accommodations