Exceptionality and the Exceptional

People
◦ a quality or a characteristic of a person that makes him
or her different from an established norm in a society

◦ various physical and mental interference or problems

that affect a person and which makes it difficult for him
or her to function properly in society
Special needs students a those with exceptionalities. In
general, exceptionalities fall in six broad categories:
1. Intellectual - students who have superior intelligence
as well as those who are slow to learn
2. Communicative- these students have special learning
disabilities or speech or language impairments.
3. Sensory - sensory-grouped students have audio or
visual disabilities or speech or language impairments.
4. Behavioral - these students are emotionally disturbed
or socially maladjusted.
5. Physical - this includes students with orthopedic or
mobility disabilities.
6. Multiple - these students have a combination of
condition, such as orthopedically challenged and
visually impaired.