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Low Incidence Diagnostic Services (LIDS)
Student Request for Service​

                                                                         Kari Behrends, Program Coordinator
                                                                                                           [email protected] 

Low Incidence Disabilities

The LIDS team consists of highly trained individuals from a variety of disciplines that are able to provide diagnostic services for students with low incidence disabilities.

What is a low incidence disability?
According to the IDEA, low incidence disability means:
  • (A) a visual or hearing impairment, or simultaneous visual and hearing impairments;
  • (B) a significant cognitive impairment; or
  • (C) any impairment for which a small number of personnel with highly specialized skills and knowledge are needed in order for children with that impairment to receive early intervention services or a free appropriate public education
Low-incidence disabilities occur less frequently in the general population than other disabilities areas. Disabilities include:
  • visual impairments
  • hearing impairments
  • deaf-blindness
  • physical disabilities
  • severe and multiple disabilities
  • significant developmental delay
  • complex health issues
  • autism

Request for Service forms may be accessed through the District Services/Resources link on this website or download Student Request for Service​​ or District Request For Service.
TMCSEA provides student evaluation and consultation services in the following areas: 
  • ADOS
  • Autism
  • Audiology
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Low Incidence Initial and Re-evaluations
  • Adaptive PE
  • Assistive Technology
  • Functional Curriculum
  • Hearing
  • Educational/Behavioral
  • Schramm
  • Vision
Additionally, TMCSEA provides district consultation/training in the following areas: 
  • ADHD
  • Assistive Technology
  • Autism
  • CPI
  • Disability Awareness
  • FACTS
  • Functional Curriculum
  • Handwriting/Fine Motor
  • Hearing Awareness
  • Illinois Alternate Assessment
  • IEP
  • Lifting-Transfer
  • Mentoring
  • Response to Intervention
  • Special Education Rules and Regulations
  • Transition Awareness
  •  Vision Awareness.
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