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 nonspecific disability category that states may choose to use as an alternative to specific disability labels for students up to age 9. 2 the simultaneous presence of two or more disabilities such that none can be identified as primary. 3 A disorder related to processing information that lads to difficulties in reading, writing, and computing. 4 Significant limitations in intellectual ability and adaptive behavior; occurs in a range of severity. 5 A disorder characterized by extraordinary difficulty in social responsiveness; this disability occurs in many different forms and may be mild or significant. 6 A simultaneous significant hearing loss and significant vision loss. 7 Significant problems in the social-emotional area to a degree that learning is negatively affected 8 a disease or health disorder so significant that it negatively affects learning; examples include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, and diabetes. 9 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. 10 A partial or complete loss of hearing. 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 disorder related to accurately producing the sounds of language or meaningfully using language to communicate. Emotional Disturbance (ED) Orthopedic Impairment (OI) Autism Speech or Language Impairment (SLI) developmental delay (dd) Visual Impairment (VI) Intellectual Disability (ID) other health impairment (ohi) traumatic brain injury (tbi) Learning Disability Deaf-Blindness Hearing Impairment (HI) multiple disabilities