What are the 13 intellectual disabilities?

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires schools to provide special education and related services to eligible students. But not every child with learning or attention issues qualifies. To be covered, a child's school performance must be “adversely affected” by one of the 13 conditions below. read more

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) covers 13 conditions. Not every student with learning or attention issues qualifies. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires schools to provide special education and related services to eligible students. read more

I've been in the field of Special Needs Education for almost 20 years now and I have never heard of "The 13 Intellectual Disabilities". To the best of my knowledge we are unsure about many causes of intellectual disability so we have never been able to quantify how many there are. read more

Signs of intellectual disability in reading: problems in letter and word recognition; problems understanding words and ideas; slow reading speed and low fluency; poor vocabulary skills; Intellectual disability in math. The types of intellectual disability in math vary widely depending on your child. read more