Depression Disorders

Student Needs	IPRC Exceptionalities	Diagnosed Conditions
Aggression Management Anger/Frustration Management Anxiety Management Articulation Skills Attendance Strategies Attention Skills Assistive Technology Skills Blind/Vision Impaired Bullying Management Skills Central Auditory Processing Deafness Depression/Sadness Management Disengagement/Motivation Strategies Eating Disorder Strategies Emotional Regulation English Language Skills Executive Function Fine Motor Skills Gambling Disorder Grief Management Gross Motor Skills Hearing Intellectual Ability – High Intellectual Ability – Low Listening Comprehension Skills Low Vision Memory Skills Mental Health Strategies Metacognitive Skills Mobility Skills Non-Verbal Reasoning Organizational Skills Personal Care Personal Safety Phonological Processing Processing Speed Self-Advocacy Skills Self-Esteem Self-Harm/Suicide Management Self-Regulatory Skills Sensory Integration Skills Sequencing Skills Social Skills Substance Abuse Strategies Task Initiation Time Management Skills Transition Skills Verbal Ability Visual-Motor Skills Visual-Spatial Processing	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Behaviour Blind and Low Vision Deaf and Hard of Hearing Developmental Disability (DD) Giftedness Language Impairment Learning Disabilities (LD) Mild Intellectual Disabilities Multiple Exceptionalities Physical Disability Speech Impairment	Acquired Brain Injury Alcohol-Related Neuro-developmental Disorder (ARND) Angelman Syndrome Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Auditory Processing Disorder (Central) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Bipolar Disorder Blind/Vision Impaired Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy (CP) Conduct Disorder (CD) Concussions Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Deafness Depression Disorders Down Syndrome Eating Disorders Epilepsy Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAS/FAE) Fragile X Syndrome Gambling Disorder Intellectual Disabilities Klinefelter's Syndrome Learning Disabilities/Specific Learning Disorders Muscular Dystrophy (MD) Neurological Disabilities Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTS) Prader-Willi Syndrome Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Seizure Disorders Selective Mutism Spina Bifida Tourette Syndrome Turner Syndrome (TS) Usher Syndrome William's Syndrome

Key Special Education Practices
Accommodations Alternative Programming Assistive Technology Board Special Education Plans Community Resources Differentiated Instruction Create an Inclusive & Positive Class Climate Identification Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) Individual Education Plan (IEP) Ministry of Education Resources Modified Programming Non-teacher Professional Assessments Teacher Assessments Safety/Emergency/Crisis Response Plan Professional Development Reporting on IEP Progress Tracking/Documenting Transition Plans

What it is

A diagnosed psychological condition of low mood and aversion to activity that has a negative impact on thoughts, feelings, behaviour, views and physical well- being, beyond periodic irritability, moodiness and ups and downs most experience, often brought on by years of anxiety.

Specific Depressive Disorders:
Depressive Disorders include mood disorders (Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder (manic/mixed episodes), Bipolar II Disorder (depressive episodes)) and psychiatric conditions (Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Psychotic Disorders).

Major Depressive Disorder:

Presence of a single depressive episode Single Episode vs. Recurrent
Depressed mood, unhappy/sad, most of the day, nearly every day or irritability, reduced interest/loss of pleasure, weight or appetite change, sleep disturbance, reduced energy, fatigue, feeling of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt, lack of concentration, indecisiveness, recurrent thoughts of death, suicidal
Symptoms cause functional difficulties at school, home and in the community
Not a result of drugs or a medical condition

Dysthymic Disorder:

Depressed mood for most of the day for at least 1-2 years with two or more of: poor appetite or overeating, insomnia, low energy/fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration/difficulty making decisions, feelings of hopelessness
Not direct effect of substances
Symptoms cause functional difficulties at school, home and in the community

Teaching Strategies for Associated Student Needs:

Resources

• Depression Symptoms in Children General information on depression in children.	• Strategies for Different Types of Depression
• Supporting Minds, Ontario Ministry of Education p. 41-49	• What is Depression? An outline of the symptoms, causes, risk factors, and how to help from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

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Depression Disorders