Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
According to IDEA, a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an acquired injury to the brain that results from an "external physical force," such as being hit in the head or being shaken violently. Total or partial functional disability and/or psychosocial impairment can result which adversely affects the individual's performance.
Common areas that can be impaired include:
Injuries to the brain due to difficulties during birth do not fall under TBI injuries for IDEA.
Depending on the area of the brain that is affected, symptoms may vary. The following difficulties are the most commonly occurring difficulties as a result of a TBI:
Physical Disabilities
- Speaking, seeing, hearing, and using the other senses
- Frequent headaches
- Tire easily
- Writing and drawing
- Spasticity and seizures may occur
- Unstable balance
- Partial or complete paralysis
Difficulties with Thinking
- Short-term memory
- Long-term memory
- Short-term attention span
- Slow processing
- Planning, understanding others, sequencing, and judgment
Social, Behavioral, or Emotional Problems
- Frequent and sudden mood changes
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relating to others
- Decreased motivation
The following document is a fact sheet on TBI provided by the TWU APE/A department:
Common areas that can be impaired include:
- Cognition
- Language
- Memory
- Attention
- Reasoning
- Abstract thinking
- Judgment
- Problem-solving
- Sensory, Perceptual, and Motor abilities
- Psycho-social behaviors
- Physical Functions
- Information Processing
- Speech
Injuries to the brain due to difficulties during birth do not fall under TBI injuries for IDEA.
Depending on the area of the brain that is affected, symptoms may vary. The following difficulties are the most commonly occurring difficulties as a result of a TBI:
Physical Disabilities
- Speaking, seeing, hearing, and using the other senses
- Frequent headaches
- Tire easily
- Writing and drawing
- Spasticity and seizures may occur
- Unstable balance
- Partial or complete paralysis
Difficulties with Thinking
- Short-term memory
- Long-term memory
- Short-term attention span
- Slow processing
- Planning, understanding others, sequencing, and judgment
Social, Behavioral, or Emotional Problems
- Frequent and sudden mood changes
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relating to others
- Decreased motivation
The following document is a fact sheet on TBI provided by the TWU APE/A department:
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