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Asola, Eugene; Hodge, Samuel R. – Advances in Special Education, 2019
This chapter is structured for teaching young learners with physical (orthopedic) disabilities in special education. Orthopedic impairments encompass a range of disabling conditions. Orthopedic impairments are typically grouped into three main categories: (1) congenital anomalies (CA) such as absence of a member or clubfoot, (2) impairments caused…
Descriptors: Special Education, Young Children, Physical Disabilities, Disability Identification
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Cook-Cottone, Catherine – Childhood Education, 2009
Eating disorders (EDs) are chronic clinical mental disorders that are disruptive to the psychological and social development of children and adolescents. They can be difficult to prevent and treat and are considered among the most chronic and medically lethal of mental disorders. Research suggests that the incidence and prevalence of eating…
Descriptors: Incidence, Prevention, Mental Disorders, Eating Disorders
Turner, Keith; Wade, Glenna Cannon – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1982
The relevance of the new National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities definition of learning disabilities is discussed in relation to the infant population. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Definitions, Disability Identification, Infants, Intervention
Lineham, Patrice – 2001
This document is the outcome of a conference that examined promising practices in services for children with developmental delays (DD) and gathered input for making policy recommendations related to the implementation of DD as a specific disability category for children ages 3 through 9. It begins by discussing changes to the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Developmental Delays, Disability Identification