Matching Pairs SPED in IDEAOnline version Use language from each description to match it with its federally-designated disability term. by Sarah L. Russ 1 Significant limitations in intellectual ability and adaptive behavior; occurs in a range of severity. 2 a disease or health disorder so significant that it negatively affects learning; examples include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, and diabetes. 3 A simultaneous significant hearing loss and significant vision loss. 4 A disorder characterized by extraordinary difficulty in social responsiveness; this disability occurs in many different forms and may be mild or significant. 5 Significant problems in the social-emotional area to a degree that learning is negatively affected 6 the simultaneous presence of two or more disabilities such that none can be identified as primary. 7 A disorder related to processing information that lads to difficulties in reading, writing, and computing. 8 A medical condition denoting a serious brain injury that occurs as a result of accident or injury; potentially affecting learning, behavior, social skills, and language. 9 A disorder related to accurately producing the sounds of language or meaningfully using language to communicate. 10 a nonspecific disability category that states may choose to use as an alternative to specific disability labels for students up to age 9. 11 A significant physical limitation that impairs the ability to move or complete motor activities. 12 A partial or complete loss of vision. 13 A partial or complete loss of hearing. Speech or Language Impairment (SLI) Intellectual Disability (ID) Hearing Impairment (HI) Visual Impairment (VI) other health impairment (ohi) developmental delay (dd) Deaf-Blindness Orthopedic Impairment (OI) traumatic brain injury (tbi) multiple disabilities Emotional Disturbance (ED) Autism Learning Disability