Part 1: Federal Categories of Special Education


 * autism
 * deaf-blindness
 * deafness
 * emotional disturbance
 * hearing impairment
 * intellectual disability
 * multiple disabilities
 * orthopedic impairment
 * other health impairment
 * specific learning disability
 * speech or language impairment
 * traumatic brain injury
 * visual impairment (including blindness)
 * Chart from week 1 New Facts- According to "Autism", [A]utism is 5 times more likely to be diagnosed in boys than girls." According to Center for Parent Information and Resources (2017),  "[T]he term multiple disabilities does not include deaf blindness." According to Center for Parent Information and Resources (2017),  "[E]motional disturbance includes schizophrenia, does not apply to children who are socially maladjusted, unless it is determined that they have an emotional disturbance." According to National Center for Education Statistics (2018), "[I]n 2017–18, the number of students ages 3–21 who received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was 7.0 million, or 14 percent of all public school students. Among students receiving special education services, 34 percent had specific learning disabilities."
 * Link to part 2