13 categories of disability as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

  o Is the character’s exceptionality among the 13 categories of disability as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)? How do you know? o What characteristics of exceptionality does the character exhibit? Are there direct references to the exceptionality in the film? o What are the character’s strengths? How does the character apply the strengths? o What academic and behavioral challenges does the character have? How does the character cope with or overcome the challenges? o What accommodations do other characters make for the character with the exceptionality? How does the character respond to the accommodations? o What lessons does the character with exceptionality offer viewers? What real-world application do the lessons have?