Who is eligible to receive special education services?
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Not every child who appears to struggle in school will receive special education services under IDEA.
IDEA lists 13 different disability categories under which 3-21-year-olds may be eligible for special education and related services. The disability categories listed in IDEA are:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Blind/Visually Impaired (VI)
- Deaf-Blind (DB)
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)
Developmental Cognitive Disabilities - mild/moderate (DCD) - Developmental Cognitive Disabilities - severe/profound (DCD)
- Developmental Delay (DD)
Emotional or Behavioral Disorders (EBD) - Other Health Disabilities (OHD)
- Physically Impaired (PI)
- Severely Multiply Impaired (SMI)
- Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
- Speech or Language Impairments (S/LI)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
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