There are 13 different exceptionalities that special education students can be classified under.
- Autism or ASD (autism spectrum disorder)
- Deaf-Blindness
- Deafness
- ED (emotional disturbance)
- Hearing Impairment
- Intellectual Disabilities (mild, moderate, or severe)
- Multiple Disabilities
- Orthopedic Impairment
- OHI (other health impairment)
- SLD (specific learning disability)
- Speech or Language Impairment
- TBI (traumatic brain injury)
- Visual Impairment (includes blindness)
Some students will have more than one exceptionality.