Definition: What is traumatic brain injury? An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or brain injuries induced by birth trauma. source: NICHCY - National dissemination center for children with disabilities. (n.d.). Categories of disability under IDEA law. In Categories under IDEA (traumatic brain injury). Retrieved from National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) website: http://www.nichcy.org/disabilities/categories/pages/default.aspx CharacteristicsThough not always visible and sometimes seemingly minor, TBI is complex. It can cause physical, cognitive, social, and vocational changes that affect an individual permanently. Depending on the extent and location of the injury, symptoms caused by a brain injury vary widely. Some common results are seizures, loss of balance and coordination, difficulty with speech, limited concentration, memory loss, fatigue and loss of organizational and reasoning skills. Typical manifestations are a limited ability to assess situational details, make plans and follow through. Class attendance may be irregular.
source: College of applied health sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (2007). Learning disabilities. In Disability specific instructional strategies (instructional strategies). Retrieved June 19, 2010, from Disability specific instructional strategies website: http://www.disability.uiuc.edu/page.php?id=38#q6 |
Video - Living With Traumatic Brain InjuryResearchChannel -- March 11, 2008 — In this University of Washington program, Kathleen Bell, rehabilitation physician at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), Myron Goldberg, neuropsychologist at UWMC, Robert Fraser, vocational rehabilitation specialist at UWMC and Mary Pepping, neuropsychologist at UWMC, all weigh in on life with traumatic brain injuries
People with traumatic brain injuries may experience physical, cognitive or personality changes that affect their work and relationships. In this program from the University of Washington, hear stories of people who are rebuilding their lives and readjusting to family, careers and everyday life. This program is sponsored by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services/Aging and Disability Services Administration, University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System, and Harborview Medical Center. source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgtHvBF4t-E |
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source: College of applied health sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (2007). Learning disabilities. In Disability specific instructional strategies (instructional strategies). Retrieved June 19, 2010, from Disability specific instructional strategies website: http://www.disability.uiuc.edu/page.php?id=38#q6 |