... language impairments, visual impairments (including blindness), serious emotional disturbance (referred to in the title as 'emotional disturbance') orthopedic impairments, autism, traumatic brain injury, other health impairments, or specific learning disabilities; and (ii) who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services." The definition of Seriously Emotionally Disturbed P.L. 94-142 condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree, which adversely affects educational performances (ii) (Federal Register, 1977, P424 78). Alternative to the Federal Definition (from the National Mental Health and Special Education Coalition): ? i) The term emotional or behavioral disorder means a disability characterized by behavioral or emotional responses in school so different from appropriate age, cultural, or ethnic norms that adversely affect educational performance. Educational performance includes academic, social, vocational, and personal skills. Such a disability: A. Is more than a temporary, expected response to stressful events in the environment; B. ...

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