PECT Disability Categories and Eligibility 3

Question 1

Which category requires that the condition adversely affect performance and not be primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities?

Accepted Answer

Specific Learning Disability

Answer

SLD must not be primarily caused by sensory, motor, intellectual, or environmental factors.

Question 2

A child exhibits an inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors over a long period. Which category fits?

Accepted Answer

Emotional Disturbance

Answer

Emotional Disturbance includes an inability to learn not explained by other factors over a long time.

Question 3

Which category applies to a student with cerebral palsy that limits physical movement in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

Orthopedic Impairment

Answer

Orthopedic Impairment covers severe physical impairments such as cerebral palsy affecting performance.

Question 4

The category 'Developmental Delay' may be used for children within which age range?

Accepted Answer

3 through 9

Answer

States may apply Developmental Delay to children ages 3 through 9 at their discretion.

Question 5

A student sustained an open head injury in a car accident, now affecting cognition and behavior. Which category applies?

Accepted Answer

Traumatic Brain Injury

Answer

TBI results from an acquired external physical force causing functional disability.

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