BrentBunnell

Educ.2010
Mrs.Cullen

ExceptionalitiesFinal

LearningDisabilities:Problemsthataffectthebrainsabilitytoreceive,process,
analyze

orstoreinformation.

Dyslexia:isthenameforspecificlearningdisabilitiesinreading.
WrittenLanguage(Dysgraphia):isalearningdisabilitythataffectswriting,
whichrequiresacomplexsetofmotorandinformationprocessingskills
Math:likeotherlearningdisorders,canstandinthewayofachildspotentialto
succeed.

http://www.ncld.org/typeslearningdisabilities/dyslexia/whatisdyslexia
http://www.ncld.org/typeslearningdisabilities/dysgraphia/whatisdysgraphia
http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/learningdisabilities/types/mathematics/
NonVerbal:isaneurologicaldisordercharacterizedbyasignificant
discrepancybetweenhigherverbalskillsandlowermotor,andvisuospatialskills
onanIQtest.

http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/nld.htm

StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers
http://www.ncld.org/studentsdisabilities/ldeducationteachers/tipsteachersaccommod
atingstudentsdyslexia
Accommodationsormodifications
http://www.ncld.org/studentsdisabilities/accommodationseducation
TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources
http://www.ncld.org/studentsdisabilities/assistivetechnologyeducation/appsstudentsl
ddyscalculiamathdifficulties

LearningDisabilities

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AttentionDeficitDisorder(ADD):isaneurologicalconditionfoundinbothchildren
andadultsthataffectsconcentrationandothercognitivefunctions.
StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/addadhd/teachingstudentswithadhdattentiondeficit
disorder.htm
Accommodationsormodificationshttp://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/1664.html
TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources
http://kerryshelton.weebly.com/technologyforadhdstudents.html

Attentionhyperactivitydisorder(ADHD):isacomprehensivetermforasubset
ofpsychiatricdisordersthatleadtohyperactivity,difficultymaintaining
concentration,aswellasimpulsiveactions.
StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/addadhd/teachingstudentswithadhdattentiondeficit
disorder.htm
Accommodationsormodificationshttp://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/1664.html
TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources
http://kerryshelton.weebly.com/technologyforadhdstudents.html

ADD/ADHD

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Emotional/BehavioralDisabilities
Obsessivecompulsivedisorder(OCD)isananxietydisordercharacterizedby
intrusivethoughtsthatproduceuneasiness,apprehension,fearorworry
(obsessions),repetitivebehaviorsaimedatreducingtheassociatedanxiety
(compulsions),oracombinationofsuchobsessionsandcompulsions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93compulsive_disorder

Oppositionaldefiantdisorder(ODD)isdefinedbytheDSM5asapatternof
angry/irritablebehavior,orvindictivenesslastingatleast6months,andisexhibited
duringinteractionwithatleastoneindividualthatisnotasibling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppositional_defiant_disorder
StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers
http://www.ocdeducationstation.org/roleofschoolpersonnel/healthfulsupportstrategie
s/

Accommodationsormodifications
http://ccs.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/09/23/1534650113504490.abstract

TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources
http://www.aiu3.net/uploadedFiles/Teaching_and_Learning/Professional_Development_
Services/Behavioral_and_Mental_Health_Education/Childhood_Mental_Health_Disorde
rs/OC

Emotional/BehavioralDisabilities

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CommunicationDisabilities
AuditoryProcessingDisorder:isaconditionthatmakesithardforkidsto
recognizesubtledifferencesbetweensoundsinwords.

http://www.understood.org/en/learningattentionissues/childlearningdisa
bilities/auditoryprocessingdisorder/understandingauditoryprocessingdi
sorder?gclid=Cj0KEQiAneujBRDcvL6f5uybhdABEiQA_ojMgqr8qpzFx3xO
8dEO3TXlaDyURJEvd0Q1m5Jj_2hoqnsaAhbU8P8HAQ#item0

StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers
http://sed.sagepub.com/content/33/1/18.short

Accommodationsormodifications
http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jled41&div=
31&id=&page=

TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0883035505000595

CommunicationDisabilities

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AutismSpectrumDisorder:isoneofagroupofneurodevelopmentaldisordersknown
aspervasivedevelopmentaldisorders(PDD).Pervasivedevelopmentaldisordersareagroupof
neurodevelopmentaldisorderscharacterizedbyimpairmentsincommunication,reciprocalsocial
interactionandrestrictedrepetitivebehaviorsorinterests.

StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers

http://bmo.sagepub.com/content/25/5/762.short

Accommodationsormodifications
http://isc.sagepub.com/content/42/3/156.short

TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources

Variousenvironmentalfactorshavebeenexploredaspossiblecausativeagentsinautism.
Epidemiologicalstudiesindicatethatsomeenvironmentalfactors,includingprenatalinfections
withrubellaandcytomegalovirus,accountforfewcasesofautism.17Theroleofheavymetalsin
theetiologyofautismiscontroversialandrequiresmoreresearch.21
Therearepublicconcernsaboutvaccinesbeingpossibletriggersforautism.Therehavebeen
twoseparatehypothesisrelatingvaccinationtoautism,thefirstisthepotentialadverseeffectof
themeasle,mumps,rubella(MMR)vaccineandthesecondisthatofthimerosal,a
mercurybasedpreservativeusedinsomevaccines.Thesetwohypothesesaredistinctfromeach
otherMMRvaccineshavenevercontainedthimerosal,becauseitwouldinactivatealive
vaccine.7

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2931781/

AutismSpectrumDisorder

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TraumaticBrainInjury:usuallyresultsfromaviolentbloworjolttotheheador
body.

StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers
http://www.brainline.org/content/2008/07/classroominterventionsstudent
straumaticbraininjuries_pageall.html

Accommodationsormodifications
http://central.laramie1.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=21634&SID

TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources
http://cbirt.org/tbieducation/assistivetechnology/assistivetechnologystu
dentstbi/

TraumaticBrainInjury

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SensoryImpairments,PhysicalDisabilities,andHealthDisorders
TouretteSyndrome:isaneurologicaldisordercharacterizedbyrepetitive,
stereotyped,involuntarymovementsandvocalizationscalledtics.
StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers
http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~shumow/itt/Tourette's%20Syndrome.pdf
Accommodationsormodifications
http://teacherweb.com/NY/ValleyStream13/howellroadpbis/CatalogOfAccomidations.pdf
TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources
http://www.ehow.com/how_2214106_workchildtourettessyndromeclassroom.html
MuscularDystrophy:isagroupofgeneticdiseasesinwhichmusclefibers
areunusuallysusceptibletodamage.
StrategiesforGeneralED.Teachers

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&ve
d=0CEMQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fteacherweb.com%2FON%2FJohn
McGregorSecondarySchool%2FLearningandEnrichmentCentre%2FMusc
ularDystrophy.doc&ei=FbV7VMuW
Accommodationsormodifications
http://solutions.unl.edu/wiki/DISMUSCULARDYSTROPHY
TechnologyandEnvironmentalResources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3ynOOPH3hI

SensoryImpairments

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