There are 13 different exceptionalities that special education students can be classified under.

• Autism or ASD (autism spectrum disorder)
• Deaf-Blindness
• Deafness
• ED (emotional disturbance)
• Hearing Impairment
• Intellectual Disabilities (mild, moderate, or severe)
• Multiple Disabilities
• Orthopedic Impairment
• OHI (other health impairment)
• SLD (specific learning disability)
• Speech or Language Impairment
• TBI (traumatic brain injury)
• Visual Impairment (includes blindness)

Some students will have more than one exceptionality.