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What questionnaire could you use to identify mild TBI students?
SAFE questionnaire
Describe the SAFE questionnaire.
-Serious illness; Accidents; Falls; Emergency room visits
-ask yes/no
-How many times?
-changes associated with the incident
What are mild TBI students often misdiagnosed as?
-LD
-bipolar
-depression
-BD
-ADHD
What is neurocognitive stall?
child has an early injury and look good, but then are unable to keep up with peers later on
What are similarities between TBI and LD?
-problems with: attention, thought organization, problem solving, social appropriateness, impulse control
-learning problems despite normal IQ
-uneven cognitive profile
What types of treatment would TBI and LD both benefit from?
-task analysis
-multisensory approaches
-teaching to strengths
-compensatory strategies
-focus on metacognition
TBI or LD: distinct gaps in knowledge
TBI
TBI or LD: no orientation problems
LD
TBI or LD: previously mastered core skills
TBI
TBI or LD: have always struggled with learning
LD
TBI or LD: emotional/self-esteem issues due to long-term struggle with academic success
LD
TBI or LD: steady progress
LD
TBI or LD: re-acquiring previously-mastered skills
TBI
True or false: Students injured as young children often manage well during elementary school and need minimal accommodations.
True: but be proactive, monitor, and anticipate future problems
What are some consequences of mild TBI?
-dizziness
-headaches
-light sensitivity
-balance problems
-distractibility
-memory problems
-seizures
-anxiety
-fatigue
What are the biggest problems for TBI students?
-attention/concentration
-executive functioning
-slowed processing speed
What are the 3 treatment approaches for cognitive losses?
-restoration
-environmental modifications
-compensations
What is restoration tx for cognitive losses?
attempt to restore damaged functioning
What does restoration tx for cognitive losses require? AND when is it most successful?
-requires changes in brain structures (new txs involving neural feedback)
-primarily successful during acute recovery
What types of patients does neural feed back work well for?
ADHD, anxiety disorder, and some LD
What is environmental manipulation?
make changes in the environment to compensate for persistent deficits (change environment rather than the person)
What is compensation?
teach strategies that help the person work around persistent deficits
What are common accommodations?
-note takers
-copy of notes
-distraction-free environment
-audio recordings of lectures
-preferential seating
-books on tape
-shortened school days
-rest periods
-extended time
-fewer classes
-FM systems
-opportunities to repeat tests/assignments
What are strategies for maximizing classroom performance?
-pay attention to social skills
-keep expectations high
-present new material in small chunks and in highly organized manners
For maximizing classroom performance, how do you monitor social skills?
-select work groups carefully
-use role playing to practice interaction skills
-encourage appropriate and realistic extracurricular activities
For maximizing classroom performance, how do you keep expectations high?
-provide opportunities for practice that do not penalize students
-do not accept sub-standard performance
-remember that learning is the goal
-always give students the option of trying again
For maximizing classroom performance, how do you present new material in small chunks and in highly organized manners?
-give step-by-step procedures
-draw semantic maps
-be overt in your organization
-provide outlines of main points
-repeat information as needed
-review and check mastery often
What are types of attention problems?
-focused or sustained attention
-selective attention
-alternating attention
-divided attention (most vocational situations require this)
What are some not-so-obvious tasks you will need to teach TBI survivors?
-what it feels like to pay attention
-direct instruction about strategy use
What 2 purposes do most academic tasks have?
-to teach content information
-to teach a new way of thinking
What are some strategies to teach?
-mnemonics
-visual organization
-break procedures into small steps
-learn concepts rather than individual facts
-organizing, sequencing, and pragmatics for presentations