SPED 2231 Chapter 13: Understanding Students with Traumatic Brain Injury
29 Sep 2017
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Physical changes common e ects tbi: coordination problems physical weakness fatigue atrophy: refers to lost of reduced muscle strength coordination and physical weakness can be improved after rehab. Emotional, behavioral, and social changes behavioral problems occur in 35-70% of children and adolescents with tbi. 2/3 of children with tbi experience ptsd in rst 3 months after injury. Determining the nature of specially designed instruction and services need frequent reevaluation especially in the rst couple years after injury teachers must make classroom observations of the key neurological skills a ected by tbi. Partnering for special education and related services reentry iep typically involves special and general education teachers and related school personnel, physicians, other health care provides, and rehabilitation professionals reentry iep teams typically stay together to support student in school. Determining supplementary aids and services smartphones or similar devices are more e ective at helping students with tbi to get to class on time than a paper checklist or planner.
