Developmental Disability

Student Needs	IPRC Exceptionalities	Diagnosed Conditions
Aggression Management Anger/Frustration Management Anxiety Management Articulation Skills Attendance Strategies Attention Skills Assistive Technology Skills Blind/Vision Impaired Bullying Management Skills Central Auditory Processing Deafness Depression/Sadness Management Disengagement/Motivation Strategies Eating Disorder Strategies Emotional Regulation English Language Skills Executive Function Fine Motor Skills Gambling Disorder Grief Management Gross Motor Skills Hearing Intellectual Ability – High Intellectual Ability – Low Listening Comprehension Skills Low Vision Memory Skills Mental Health Strategies Metacognitive Skills Mobility Skills Non-Verbal Reasoning Organizational Skills Personal Care Personal Safety Phonological Processing Processing Speed Self-Advocacy Skills Self-Esteem Self-Harm/Suicide Management Self-Regulatory Skills Sensory Integration Skills Sequencing Skills Social Skills Substance Abuse Strategies Task Initiation Time Management Skills Transition Skills Verbal Ability Visual-Motor Skills Visual-Spatial Processing	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Behaviour Blind and Low Vision Deaf and Hard of Hearing Developmental Disability (DD) Giftedness Language Impairment Learning Disabilities (LD) Mild Intellectual Disabilities Multiple Exceptionalities Physical Disability Speech Impairment	Acquired Brain Injury Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND) Angelman Syndrome Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Auditory Processing Disorder (Central) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Bipolar Disorder Blind/Vision Impaired Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy (CP) Conduct Disorder (CD) Concussions Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Deafness Depression Disorders Down Syndrome Eating Disorders Epilepsy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Fragile X Syndrome Gambling Disorder Intellectual Disabilities Klinefelter's Syndrome Learning Disabilities/Specific Learning Disorders Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Neurological Disabilities Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS) Prader-Willi Syndrome Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Seizure Disorders Selective Mutism Spina Bifida Tourette Syndrome Turner Syndrome (TS) Usher Syndrome William's Syndrome

Key Special Education Practices
Accommodations Alternative Programming Assistive Technology Board Special Education Plans Community Resources Differentiated Instruction Create an Inclusive & Positive Class Climate Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) Individual Education Plan (IEP) Ministry of Education Resources Modified Programming Non-teacher Professional Assessments Teacher Assessments Safety/Emergency/Crisis Response Plan Professional Development Reporting on IEP Progress Tracking/Documenting Transition Plans

Ontario Ministry of Education Definition

A severe learning disorder characterized by:

a) An ability to profit from a special program for students with mild intellectual disabilities because of slow intellectual development;

b) An ability to profit from a special education program that is designed to accommodate slow intellectual development;

c) A limited potential for academic learning, independent social adjustment and economic self support.

Board Special Education Plans

Agency Contacts

What it is

A formal exceptionality, identified by an Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC), in the category of Intelligence. Also a psychological, diagnosed condition characterized by significantly below average intellectual ability, approximately the second percentile or below. Deficits in adaptive functioning are also present.

See the teaching strategies for these related diagnosed conditions:
• Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND)
• Angelman Syndrome
• Brain Injury
• Down Syndrome
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD/ARNO)
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Neurological Disabilities
• Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

Resources

• Classroom Ideas for Teaching Students with Developmental Disabilities	• DSM-v Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition Used by non-teacher medical and/or psychological professionals to diagnosis various conditions.
• DSM-v Overview of Changes to Intellectual Diagnosis Document outlining criteria for intellectual diagnosis	• Printable Visual Resources Activities, games, and information.
• Special Education in Ontario K-12 Policy and Resource Guide, p. A14-16, p. C 34, Section C and Section E	• Supporting Minds, Ontario Ministry of Education p. 113-120
• Technology to Support Students with Delays Special Education Ontario Window (SNOW).

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Developmental Disability