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