What was the role of his services under IDEA?

IDEA grants a lot of services to students with one of the specific disabilities that it covers. Since Garth has a intellectual disability he is able to receive services that helped him out a lot. In answering this question I want to focus on the speech language therapy and the behavioral therapy that he received. 

First the speech language therapy, Garth's mom briefly mentioned it and talked about how it wasn't specifically necessary but it was helpful for him. This service was given to him when it was thought that he had a developmental delay and he was behind and they believed that speech therapy would help him to catch up a little bit. During this they found that it helped his speech a little bit but what really helped him was the social aspect. Garth continued in this service until his speech improved quite a bit and he was able to communicate much better. 

Garth also received behavioral therapy or counseling, and this helped him immensely, he was able to participate better in class and at home. This service had a major impact on his schooling and life in general. I remember times with Garth when he would get really upset about something and because of this therapy his mom had better ways to help him to relax and he had learned and had more experiences trying to relax. This was also evident in the classroom, Garth's teachers were also able to use these techniques to help him to relax and be able to do the things that he needed to. 

The services that students with disabilities are given can have a major impact on their performance and behavior in the classroom and outside of the classroom in their everyday life. These services really can help the students to become able to deal with their disabilities and be able to help themselves more than they would have otherwise.