SCHOOL-BASED DISABILITIES

Publication of the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in May 2013 will mark one the most anticipated events in the mental health field.

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Disability Links from Concord Sped PAC
All Kinds of Minds
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Massachusetts SPED PAC Listings
Mass Advocates
Video Series on Disabilities and the IEP
Special Education Terminology and Disability Categories
Shifting Trends in Special Education
Identification of Children with Disabilities
Understanding Rising Special Education Costs in Massachusetts
The Rising Costs of Special Education in Massachusetts: Causes and Effects

 

Fact Sheets

Acquired Brain Injury 
Cerebral Palsy
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Cystic Fibrosis
Developmental Delay
Diabetes
Down Syndrome
Epilepsy
Failure To Thrive
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Fragile X
Hearing Impairments
Hydrocephalus
Intellectual Disabilities
LEAD EXPOSURE
Microcephaly
Nephritis
Physical Disability
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Rare Disorders
 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 



 


 


 


 


 


 


 



 

Special Education Resources and Content

Severe and Multiple Disabilities
Speech & Language Impairments
Spina Bifida
Tourette Syndrome
Visual Impairments
Williams Syndrome