Categories+of+Disabilities

Categories of Disabilities to qualify for Special Education

 * specific learning disabilities
 * =====speech or language impairments=====
 * =====mental retardation=====
 * =====emotional disturbance=====
 * =====multiple disabilities=====
 * =====hearing impairments=====
 * =====orthopedic impairments=====
 * =====other health impairments=====
 * =====visual impairments=====
 * =====autism=====
 * =====deaf-blindness=====
 * =====traumatic brain injury=====
 * =====ADHD—These students receive services under “other health impairments” or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.=====

Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)