CHSNC CHARTERED SPECIAL NEEDS
CONSULTANT PRACTICE EXAM 2026
◉ Asperger's syndrome. Answer: difficulty with social interactions,
interpersonal communication, component of autism
◉ Autism. Answer: spectrum disorder with primary characteristic of
difficulty with social interactions (see Asperger's syndrome)
◉ BOCES. Answer: Board of Cooperative Educational Services
◉ CSE. Answer: Committee on Special Education-generic term is IEP
meeting
◉ Down's syndrome. Answer: genetic condition, limited general
intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior
◉ IEP. Answer: Individualized Education Plan- legal document
establishing type of supports to be made available for student who
has been officially determined to have a disability. IEP meeting
relates to the forum when this document is developed or finalized.
◉ OCD. Answer: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
,◉ Resource room. Answer: students with IEPs may spend some time
of the school day here to receive individual or small group
supplemental help. Located in a regular school
◉ Special education class. Answer: students with IEPs spend the
whole school day here to receive the individual supports they need.
◉ Syndrome. Answer: a cluster of specific physical/biological
characteristics
◉ Related services. Answer: services that are necessary for the
academic success of students with disabilities. Ex: transportation,
speech/ occupational/ physical therapy--Related, connected to the
disability: Must have (wheel chair lift)
◉ Supplementary aids & (added) services. Answer: optional
supports for students with disabilities. Ex: computer technology-
added services- will help
◉ Accommodations. Answer: changing how students learn. Ex: more
test time, preferential seating, oral exam instead of written
◉ Modifications. Answer: changing what students learn. Ex:
adapting the curriculum, usually some curriculum is removed
, ◉ Hadicapism. Answer: Discriminatory societal attitudes towards
people with disabilities, similar to racism, sexism, or ageism, etc. It
does not deny the presence of a disability, such as physical,
behavioral or intellectual limitations, but recognizes that negative
attitudes and stereotypes impose additional limitations that further
handicap individuals with disabilities.
◉ Manifestations. Answer: the media (newspapers, books, movies,
tv, etc), physical barriers (buildings don't have ramps, elevators, etc),
service delivery (segregated or special school systems).
◉ Handicapist Stereotype. Answer: Pitiable and pathetic, Bitter/own
worst enemy, "Atmosphere", Sinister and/or evil (villain), Laughable,
Burden, Asexual, Incapable of participating in everyday life,
"atmosphere" (portraying people in the media but not giving them a
central part), "super crip" (has to do something super spectacular to
overcome disability)
◉ What is Special Education?. Answer: Specially designed
instruction for students with disabilities
◉ Who is eligible for Special Education?. Answer: Students with
disabilities
CONSULTANT PRACTICE EXAM 2026
◉ Asperger's syndrome. Answer: difficulty with social interactions,
interpersonal communication, component of autism
◉ Autism. Answer: spectrum disorder with primary characteristic of
difficulty with social interactions (see Asperger's syndrome)
◉ BOCES. Answer: Board of Cooperative Educational Services
◉ CSE. Answer: Committee on Special Education-generic term is IEP
meeting
◉ Down's syndrome. Answer: genetic condition, limited general
intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior
◉ IEP. Answer: Individualized Education Plan- legal document
establishing type of supports to be made available for student who
has been officially determined to have a disability. IEP meeting
relates to the forum when this document is developed or finalized.
◉ OCD. Answer: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
,◉ Resource room. Answer: students with IEPs may spend some time
of the school day here to receive individual or small group
supplemental help. Located in a regular school
◉ Special education class. Answer: students with IEPs spend the
whole school day here to receive the individual supports they need.
◉ Syndrome. Answer: a cluster of specific physical/biological
characteristics
◉ Related services. Answer: services that are necessary for the
academic success of students with disabilities. Ex: transportation,
speech/ occupational/ physical therapy--Related, connected to the
disability: Must have (wheel chair lift)
◉ Supplementary aids & (added) services. Answer: optional
supports for students with disabilities. Ex: computer technology-
added services- will help
◉ Accommodations. Answer: changing how students learn. Ex: more
test time, preferential seating, oral exam instead of written
◉ Modifications. Answer: changing what students learn. Ex:
adapting the curriculum, usually some curriculum is removed
, ◉ Hadicapism. Answer: Discriminatory societal attitudes towards
people with disabilities, similar to racism, sexism, or ageism, etc. It
does not deny the presence of a disability, such as physical,
behavioral or intellectual limitations, but recognizes that negative
attitudes and stereotypes impose additional limitations that further
handicap individuals with disabilities.
◉ Manifestations. Answer: the media (newspapers, books, movies,
tv, etc), physical barriers (buildings don't have ramps, elevators, etc),
service delivery (segregated or special school systems).
◉ Handicapist Stereotype. Answer: Pitiable and pathetic, Bitter/own
worst enemy, "Atmosphere", Sinister and/or evil (villain), Laughable,
Burden, Asexual, Incapable of participating in everyday life,
"atmosphere" (portraying people in the media but not giving them a
central part), "super crip" (has to do something super spectacular to
overcome disability)
◉ What is Special Education?. Answer: Specially designed
instruction for students with disabilities
◉ Who is eligible for Special Education?. Answer: Students with
disabilities
