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