What specialist to ask for?

Low-Incidence Disabilities

  • Hearing Impairment: Audiologist or Otolaryngologist

  • Deafness: Audiologist or Otolaryngologist

  • Visual Impairment: Optometrist or Ophthalmologist

  • Deaf-Blindness: Audiologist/Otolaryngologist and Audiologist/Ophthalmologist

  • Orthopedic Impairment: Orthopedic Physician

  • Traumatic Brain Injury: Neurologist or Neuropsychologist

  • Multiple Disabilities: Physician, Therapist, etc. based on disability

Medium-Incidence Disabilities

  • Autism: Developmental Pediatrician, Child Psychiatrist

  • Developmental Delay: Developmental Pediatrician

  • Intellectual Disability: Psychologist, Physician, Learning Disability Specialists, or free testing in school districts

  • Emotional Disturbance: Psychiatrist

High-Incidence Disabilities

  • Specific Learning Disability: Learning Disability Specialist

  • Speech or Language Impairment: Speech-Language Pathologist