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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both.
Deaf-Blindness
A simultaneous significant hearing and visual impairment.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
A developmental disorder affecting communication and behavior.
Intellectual Disability
Significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning with deficits in adaptive behavior, manifested during the developmental period.
Deafness
A severe hearing impairment that hinders the processing of linguistic information through hearing, with or without amplification.
Hearing Impairment
An impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational performance but is not included under 'deafness'.
Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written.
Multiple Disabilities
Concomitant impairments (such as intellectual disability-blindness, intellectual disability-orthopedic impairment, etc.), not to be confused with multiple diagnoses or disabilities.
Other Health Impairment
Having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened sensitivity to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment.
Orthopedic Impairment
A severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Speech or Language Impairment
A communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation, language impairment, or a voice impairment, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
Visual Impairment Including Blindness
An impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child’s educational performance. This term includes both partial sight and blindness.
Emotional Disturbance
A condition exhibiting one or more specific emotional or behavioral responses over an extended period of time, affecting educational performance.
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