Classroom accommodations for executive function difficulties– Center on Technology and Disabilities.
Classroom accommodations for executive functioning issues– Understood
Executive Function Disorder and Education– The Beckman School
Executive Function Skills: Accommodations for your child at school- Psychological and Educational Consulting
Executive functioning measurable IEP goals, accommodations and strategies- A Day in Our Shoes
Signs and symptoms of dysgraphia generally begin to show up when children began to lean how to write. Early signs of Dysgraphia include:
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Over a lifetime, 1 in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy. More than 30% of people with epilepsy will experience generalized seizures. When providing first aid for seizures, try to keep calm and make sure the person having the seizure is comfortable and safe from harm.
Call 911 if:
Do Not:
After the seizure:
After the seizure ends, the person will probably be groggy and tired. He or she also may have a headache and be confused or embarrassed. Try to help the person find a place to rest. If necessary, offer to call a taxi, a friend, or a relative to help the person get home safely.
Don’t try to stop the person from wandering unless he or she is in danger.
Don’t shake the person or shout.
Stay with the person until he or she is completely alert.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Source: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Dyscalculia is defined as a learning disability specifically in math and numbers including the inability to understand the concept of numbers and applying math principles to solve problems. The following are signs and symptoms of dyscalculia:
A guide to the classroom and at-home accommodations for dyscalculia
Students with diagnosed with ADHD qualify for accommodations in the classroom. Here are a few resources:
Accommodations for students with dyscalculia– Adventures in Inclusion
Classroom accommodations for dyscalculia– Understood
How to help kids with dyscalculia- Child Mind Institute
How to treat the symptoms of dyscalculia– ADDitude
According to the American Speech Language Hearing Association, there are over 2 million people with significant expressive language impairment who use AAC. AAC users including people with the following disorders; autism, cerebral palsy, dual sensory impairments, genetic syndromes, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, hearing impairment, disease, stroke, and head injury.
According to the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Organization. AAC is a set of tools and strategies that an individual uses to solve everyday communicative challenges. Communication can take many forms such as: speech, a shared glance, text, gestures, facial expressions, touch, sign language, symbols, pictures, speech-generating devices, etc. Everyone uses multiple forms of communication, based upon the context and our communication partner. Effective communication occurs when the intent and meaning of one individual is understood by another person. The form is less important than the successful understanding of the message.
The types of AAC includes both low-tech and high tech. Low tech AAC includes symbol charts, PECS, and communication boards, while high tech AAC include electronic devices such computers, tablets and devices.
The following information provides resources, articles and tips on using AAC:
3 sets of AAC goals for interactive books
5 quick and easy games that build AAC skills
50 simple switch or low tech activities
How to make an AAC symbol library
Language opportunities to use AAC at home
Promoting inclusion and participation for people who use AAC
Reducing prompt dependence in AAC learners: 5 things to try
Using AAC more in the classroom
Using LIST in PODD communication books
What does it take to implement AAC
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), SCD is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Healthy red blood cells are round, and they move through small blood vessels to carry oxygen to all parts of the body. In someone who has SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a “sickle”. The sickle cells die early, which causes a constant shortage of red blood cells. Also, when they travel through small blood vessels, they get stuck and clog the blood flow. This can cause pain and other serious problems such infection, acute chest syndrome and stroke.
DSM-V defines intellectual disability as a disorder with onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual functioning including abstract thinking, judgment, academic learning, problem solving. Adaptive functioning including limitations in activities of daily living, communication, social participation, and independent living across multiple environments such as home, school, work and community. Deficits are on the onset during the developmental period.
According the American Association on Intellectual Disabilities (AAIDD), Intellectual Functioning refers to general mental capacity such as, learning, reasoning and problem-solving.
Although historically, the levels of severity was based on I.Q. scores, this has changed to adaptive functioning which determines the levels of support required.
A sickle cell “crisis” occurs when the red blood cells decrease and the irregular sickle cells block the blood vessels leading to organ damage and pain. A person with an intellectual disability may not be able to communicate they are experiencing a crisis. signs and symptoms to look for include:
Ways to support a student with sickle cell includes the following:
Children’s Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc.
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), multiple disabilities refers to simultaneous impairments such as intellectual-blindness, intellectual disability-orthopedic impairment. The combination of which causes such severe educational needs that cannot be accommodated in a special education program solely for one of the impairments, meaning a student has more than one or multiple impairments. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 2.0 percent of students currently are diagnosed with multiple disabilities.
The term multiple disability is a broad term and can include a number of disabilities. For example, a person diagnosed with cerebral palsy may also have a diagnosed of epilepsy, intellectual disability and ADHD. The Center for Parent Information and Resources explains that from the term, your cannot tell how many disabilities a child has, which disabilities are involved or how severe each disabilities are involved or how severe each disability is. It is important to know the following in orde to support the child:
Support should include the following areas:
Evidence based practices for students with severe disabilitiesÂ
Instructional strategies for students with multiple disabilities
Multiple disabilities in your classroom: 10 tips for teachers
Severe and education of individuals with multiple disabilities
Strategies for inclusion of children with multiple disabilities including deaf-blindness
Students who are blind or visually impaired with multiple disabilities
Students with multiple disabilities
While Sepsis is a severe life-threatening medical condition, it can also affect people with disabilities. According to the Centers for Diseases and Control (CDC), Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have —in your skin, lungs, urinary tract, or somewhere else—triggers a chain reaction throughout your body. Without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. Sepsis kills more than 250,000 people a year with 1.5 million diagnosed each year.
Severe sepsis occurs during organ failure. signs include:
Sepsis is caused by:
if you work with an individual displaying any of these signs and symptoms, seek medical attention.
Sepsis Overview– Science Direct
What is Sepsis?– Sepsis Alliance
This blog article is an introduction to cerebral palsy. In the past, very few educational programs offered courses on specific information pertaining to disabilities. I am hopeful this is beginning to change. Ions when I started working in the field, I felt that there was simply not enough information so I started to do my own research by reading books, journal articles and talking to both professionals and parents.
Here, I have included a short PowerPoint presentation on a brief introduction of Cerebral Palsy. The objectives include, the definition, prevalence and causes, types and the causes. This format can be used in various ways including a teaching course since most of us are currently learning online, or as a self-study course. Below, you will find a quiz along with the quiz answers.
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If you would like to print out a copy of the PowerPoint, Download here: Cerebral Palsy PowerPoint
Download quiz test here: cerebral palsy QUIZ
Download quiz test answers here: cerebral palsy QUIZ answer
