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Pyscology 314
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Undergraduate 2
02/20/2011

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Learning disability
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Has a difficulty in learning that involves understanding, reading, writing, and spelling.
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Dyslexia
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A category reserve for individuals with a severe impairment in their abilty to readand spell.
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Dysgraphia
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is a learning disability that involves difficulty in handwriting.
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Dyscalculia
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is a development arithmetic disorder, is a learning diability that involves difficulty in math computation.
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ADHD
Definition
Chidlren consistently show traits that are inattention, hyperactivity, and implusivity.
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Mental Retardation
Definition
A condition with an onset before age 18 that involves low intelligence and difficulty in adapting to everday life.
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Down Syndrome
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an identified form of mental retardation, which geetically transmitted. usually have an extra chromosome.
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Orthopedic Impairments
Definition
Involves in restricted movement or lack of control over movement due to muscle, bone, or joint problems.
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Cerebal Palsy
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is a disorder that involves a lack of muscular coordination, shaking, or unclear speech.
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Epilepsy
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A neurological disorder characterized by recurring sensorimotor attacks or movement convulsions.
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Articulation Disorder
Definition
Are problems in pronouncing sounds correctly.
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Voice disorder
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Are reflected in speech that is hoarse, harsh, too loud, too high-pitched, or too low pitched.
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Fluency Disorder
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Often involves what is commonly called "stuttering."
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Language Disorder
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Include a significant impairment in a child's receptive or expressive langauge.
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Receptive Language
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involves the reception and understanding of language.
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Expressive Language
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involves using langauage for expressing one's thoughts aand communicating with others.
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SLI (Specific language impairment)
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Involves language development problems with no other obvious physical, sensory, or emotional difficulties.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
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Pervasive developmental disorders, range from the severe disorder labeled autistic disorder to milder disorder called Asperger syndrome.
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Autistic Disorder
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is a severe developmental autism spectrum disorder that has its onset in the first three years of life and includes deficiencies in social relationships and communication.
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Asperger Synndrome
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is a relatively mild autism in which the child has relatively good verbal language, milder nonverbal langauge problems, and restricted range for intrestsin relationship.
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Emotional and behavioral
Definition
Consist of serious persistent problems that involve relationships, aggression, depression, fears associated with personal or school matters, and other inappropriate socioemotional characteristics.
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Public Law 94-142
Definition
The Education for all handicapped Children Act, which required that all students with disabilities be given a free, appropratie education.
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IDEA
Definition
Spell out broad mandates for services to all children with diabilities. These include evaluation and eligibility determination, appropriate education and an individualized education plan.
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IEP
Definition
written statement that spells a program specifically tailored for the student with a disability. Related to the child's capacity, specially constructed to meet the students needs as well as educational benefits.
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Least Restictive Environment
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This means a setting as similar as possible to the one in which children who do not have a disability re educated
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Inclusion
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Means educating a child with special educational needs full-time in the regular classroom.
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Children who are gifted
Definition
Have above average intelligence and/or superior talent in some domain such as art, music, or matematcis. 
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