Pupil Services

Students Requiring Special Services

Under federal and state statutes, children requiring special education are those children who have one or more of the following disabilities, which adversely affect their educational performance and who require specially designed instruction: autistic, deaf-blind, hearing impaired, learning disabled, intellectually disabled, multi-handicapped, orthopedically impaired, other health impaired, emotionally disturbed, speech/language impaired, visually impaired/blind, traumatic brain injury, or developmentally delayed (infants and preschool age).

Special education is available to preschool children who have attained the age of three years and whose degree and type of disability, based on an evaluation by the Planning and Placement Team, is such that the absence of special education will impair the child's educational development to the extent that it is unlikely that the child will be able to make satisfactory educational progress when the child attains school age.

Under state statutes, school districts are required to identify gifted and talented students. However, programming for such students is optional and left to the discretion of each local board of education.

The term special education means specially designed instruction, special classes, programs and services, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder

Autism Society of Connecticut

Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut

Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center

Learning Disabilities Association of America

National Down Syndrome Society

The ARC of Connecticut

Connecticut State Agency Resources

Department of Developmental Services

• DDS HELP LINE: Contact the DDS Help Line to help find out what DDS supports may be available to you. Information about eligibility.

Bureau of Rehabilitative Services (BRS)

• BRS Process

Eligibility Services

CT 211 Benefits Navigator provides a screening tool to help you find what supports you may be eligible to receive.

Department of Social Services