4. Specific Cognitive or Academic Difficulties
Learning Disabilities
– involves difficulties in specific
cognitive processes.
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD)
Speech and Communication Disorder
– difficulties in spoken language.
5. Social/Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
Autism
– It is a condition manifested by different levels
of impaired social interaction and communication,
repetitive behaviors and limited interests.
Mental Retardation
– It refers to significant sub-average
intelligence and deficits in adaptive
behavior.
Emotional/Conduct Disorder
– This involves the presence of
emotional states.
7. Limited energy and strength
Reduced mental alertness
Little muscle control
Physical and Health Impairments
-This involves physical or medical
conditions including one or more of these:
Severe and Multiple Disabilities
-This refers to the presence of two
or more different types of disability, at
times at a profound level.
8. Sensory Impairments
Visual Impairments
These involves malfunction of
the eyes.
Hearing Impairments
These involves malfunction of
the ear.
Giftedness
-This involves a significantly high
level of cognitive development.