SPE 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury
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Orthopedic impairments/physical disabilities. refers to group of students who experience conditions that are very different from each other but usually include mobility issues term also used to include students with: Focus on 2 types of physical disabilities. Disorder of muscle control due to brain damage. Mothers using regular supplements containing folic acid reduce risk. 75% of persons w spina bifida have average intelligence, but struggle with attention, memory, and executive functioning. Depending on location of defect, may cause incontinence or urinary/bowel problems. Chronic health problems that have long term impact on educational performance. Acute: develops quickly with intense symptoms that last short time. In 2008- 11% of students receiving services classified as. 10 30% of all students will experience childhood chronic illness (lasting three months or longer) More than 200 specific health impairments exist. Characterized by seizures (abnormal electrical discharges in the brain) 75% of people with epilepsy have normal. At risk for being diagnosed with learning disabilities.
