Lesser Known Disorders in Special Education Series
NASET is proud to provide a series devoted to lesser known disorders that you may encounter in special education. While not as prevalent as other disorders experienced by most special education teachers, you should be aware of these disorders in order to become more knowledgeable, and increase your ability to assist patents of children with these disorders if they should appear in your classroom or school. Each month we will present a list of 3 disorders that appear in the special education population. Some of these disorders may contain subtypes which will also be presented. You will also notice that each disorder has a code. These codes represent the coding system for all disabilities and disorders listed in the Educator's Diagnostic Manual (EDM) Wiley Publications.
Latest Issue
Issue # 25 January 2012
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Disorders in this issue:
- LD 4.03-Dysnomia
- SL 2.01- Distortion Articulation Disorder
- HI 1.01-Auditory Agnosia
Archived Issues
Issue #1 - January 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Rett Syndrome
- Mental Retardation due to Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Apraxia of Speech (Verbal Apraxia or Dyspraxia)
Issue #2 - February 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Gerstmann's Syndromes
- Apraxia of Speech
- Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Issue #3 - March 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Aicardi Syndrome (Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome)
- Developmental Disorders affecting brain formation
- Sensory Integration Disorders
Issue #4 - April 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Tactile defensive type
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Hyperlexia
Issue #5 - May 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Developmental Anarithmetria dyscalculia
- Savant Syndrome Definition
- Addition Articulation Disorder
Issue #7 - July 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)-Brittle Bone Disease
- Multiplex Developmental Disorder
- Addison's Disease
Issue #8 - August 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Muscle Tension Dysphonia
- Mental Retardation due to Fragile-X Syndrome
- Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (Nonverbal Learning Disorders or NLD)
Issue #9 - September 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Tactile Defensiveness Sensory Integration Disorder (Immature Tactile Type)
- Proprioceptive Perceptual Sensory Integration Disorder
- Auditory Agnosia
Issue #11 - November 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Organizational Learning Disorders
- Syndromic Hearing Losses
- Cushing Syndrome
Issue #12 - December 2010
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Disorders in this issue:
- Attention-to-Sequence Dyscalculia
- Aplasia
- Relationship Problems Disorder
Issue #13 - January 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- Multiplex Developmental Disorder
- Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis
- Blepharospasm
Issue #14 - February 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- LD 4.04-Dyseidetic Dyslexia
- OHI 21.01 Cleft Lip
- OI 4.03 Contracture Deformity
Issue # 15 March 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
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LD 2.02-Attention-to-Sequence Dyscalculia
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SL 6.00-Aphasia
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OI 11.06-Juvenile spinal muscular atrophy (Kugelberg-Welander disease)
Issue # 16 April 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- LD 2.04 - Developmental Anarithmetria (Incorrect Operation Dyscalculia)
- AL 6.02 - Broca's Aphasia (Motor Aphasia)
- VI 3.11 - Nystagmus
Issue # 17 May 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
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SL 5.00 - Voice Disorders (Dysphonia)
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OI 1.00 - Bone Diseases
Issue # 18 June 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- VI 2.00 - Corneal Dystrophies of the Eye
- LD 10.00-Sensory Integration Disorders
Issue # 19 July 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- VI 8.02 - Hemianopsia (Hemianopia)
- HI 6.00 - Syndromic Hearing Losses
- LD 12.10 - Visual Pursuit and Tracking Disorder
Issue # 20 June 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- OI 9.00 Spina Bifida
- HI 1.02-Pure word deafness
- LD 10.01-Tactile Defensiveness Sensory Integration Disorder (Immature Tactile Type)
Issue # 21 September 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
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OHI 5.00 Alpers Disease
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LD 10.04 Vestibular Dysfunction Sensory Integration Disorder
- OI 8.03 Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Issue # 22 October 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- LD 8.03-Visual-Spatial-Organizational Nonverbal Learning Disability
- MR 2.02-Mental Retardation due to Colpocephaly
- OI 3.03 Congenital hydrocephalus
Issue # 23 November 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- LD 9.03-Directionality Organizational Disorder
- HI 1.02-Pure word deafness
- VI 1.07 Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Issue # 24 December 2011
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Disorders in this issue:
- LD 9.05-Temporal Disorganization Disorder
- OI 1.01 Fibrous Dysplasia
- MR 3.03-Mental Retardation due to Phenylketonuria (PKU)