Each and every child has the ability to learn a great many things.
Sometimes, however, individual children need extra support to learn certain skills. If you suspect an infant, child or young adult of having a developmental delay or disability, your school can help by identifying the issue and working with the family to come up with a plan for intervention.
Services are available through the school district for all eligible students from ages 3-21, regardless of the severity of the disability.
These services are at no cost to the family.
Being able to learn successfully affects many things including self-esteem, confidence, and social relationships. It is never too early to address issues that affect learning.
In addition, it is not too late. Any child who needs assistance up to age 21 will receive services if they meet eligibility for special education services.
Do You Know a Child Who May Be in Need of Special Education Services?
Does the child demonstrate difficulty in the following areas?
LANGUAGE/SPEECH
• Has difficulty
producing words
• Unfamiliar
people do not understand what child
is saying
• Speaks less
words than same age peers
• Does not
follow directions as expected
• Limited
babbling, cooing, or talking
HEARING
• Chronic ear
problems
• Pulls at ears
•
Inappropriate, limited, or no response to environmental
sound or voices
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
•
Doesn’t routinely share enjoyment in activities with others
• Has difficulty
making friends
•
Trouble understanding people’s feeling or expressing their own
•
Only interacts with people on things that interest them
VISION
• Unable to
follow or focus on objects
• Squints eyes often
• Rubs eyes often
• Unable to see
things close up/far away
INTELLECTUAL
•
Slow to master things like potty training, dressing, etc.
• Difficulty
with remembering things
•
Have a hard time with problem solving or logical thinking
•
Takes longer to learn things than
typical same age peers
MOTOR/PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
• Uneven or no movement
• Physically
over or under active
• Clumsy, falls
or stumbles a lot
• Limited
strength, vitality, alertness
BEHAVIOR
• Impulsive
• Need for
constant movement
• No
understanding of danger
• Extreme
defiance
• Purposely
hurts others or destroys things
SELF HELP
Most
children become more independent during the toddler years.
Concerns
might be:
• Shows little
to no independence
• Does not
persist when things are difficult
• Rarely
communicates to get needs met
EMOTIONAL
• Emotions do
not match situation
• Mood changes
frequently and drastically
Special Services are available to eligible infants,
toddlers, children, and young adults with a disability and a need for
educational services.
THE
DISABILITY AREAS THAT MAY WARRANT
SERVICES INCLUDE:
•
Auditory Impairment
•
Autism
•
Deaf-Blindness
•
Emotional Disturbance
•
Intellectual Disability
•
Other Health Impairment
•
Orthopedic Impairment
•
Specific Learning Disability
•
Speech/Language Impairment
•
Traumatic Brain Injury
•
Visual Impairment
•
Non-Categorical Early Childhood
•
Multiple Disabilities
For children not in school and ages 0-5,
contact the Pasadena Intake Center at 713-740-0902 for more information.
For children currently enrolled in school,
contact your local school for more information.