SG-Ch.+10+Physical+and+Other+Health+Impaired+(including+TBI)

• Cerebral Palsy – How might CP impact a child? What are some examples of the range of services or supports students might need? Is CP a progressive condition?
 * Chapter 10- Physical and Health Impairments (including TBI) **
 * Topic: Physical and Other Health Impaired **

• Muscular Dystrophy – What do we mean when we say it is a degenerative disease?

• Epilepsy – know the three types of seizures and how to manage a major motor seizure.

• Diabetes – distinguish between Type I and Type II diabetes. What are the symptoms of each? Is insulin considered a cure for diabetes? What is meant by effective diabetes management? Be familiar with low blood glucose levels and their potential danger. What types of things might be included in a 504 Plan for a student with diabetes? Name some of the common causes of TBI? (lecture)

What are the signs of TBI?

What are some educational modifications that might be needed when students with TBI return to school? (see handout)

What area(s) are most likely to be impacted long term? (lecture notes) When a person receives a head injury, the first interventions will be medical.

A team approach must be taken when a student returns to school after receiving a head injury.

What areas need to be considered in a school reentry plan? (see handout)