There are 12 categories of disability under IDEA. Those categories are specific learning disability, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment, other health impairment, hearing impairment, emotional disturbance, speech or language impairment, deaf-blindness, and non-categorical and developmental delay.
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One of the categories is intellectual disability. Click here to learn more!