A medical term from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) V, referring to a disturbance of normal functioning of the mind or body
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
A law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation, governing how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services
Set of limitations that begin in infancy or childhood, with delays in reaching developmental milestones or limitations in cognition, motor performance, vision, hearing, speech, or behavior
ASD Level 1: Requiring support; Difficulty initiating social interactions; Organisation and planning problems can hamper independence
ASD Level 2: Requiring substantial support; Social interactions limited to narrow special interests; Frequent restricted/repetitive behaviors
ASD Level 3: Requiring very substantial support; Severe deficits in verbal and nonverbal social communication skills; Great distress/difficulty changing actions or focus
Clinical synthesis (combining ideas or results from two or more sources in a meaningful way) of: individual's history (developmental, medical, family, educational), school reports, psychoeducational assessment