Post by Ms. Kathy on Nov 19, 2004 9:48:29 GMT -6
Over the years I have had several students who are blind or visually impaired due to severe trauma to the head. This school year I happen to have 2 kids added to my roll with head trauma. Must be God reminding me not to forget to include info on these kids.
I found a site at www.tbiguide.com/ which explains it in laymen's terms.
I believe that when others realize how these kids learn and that nearly every ability they have may fluctuate from day to day, then they will have more patience with them. I had one child who used to get into trouble because he could remember every joke he was ever told but not to whom he had told them. One of his teachers thought that he should have been able to remember his lessons if he could remember jokes. One year he had to be taught the lay out of the school again even though he'd been a student there for at least five years.
Here are the links to some other sites that may be helpful:
www.neuroskills.com/index.shtml?main=/tbi/injury.html (This one is more technical but it does have a section for vision.)
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm
www.cdc.gov/node.do?id=0900f3ec8000dbdc (This page has a list of resources.)
curry.edschool.virginia.edu/sped/projects/ose/categories/tbi.html
www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu/
Traumatic Brain Injury Organization:
tbi.org/
www.ric.org/patient/services/brain.php
TBI Fact Sheet: (This page has tips for parents and teachers!)http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs18txt.htm
TBI Chat and Info:
tbichat.org/
Brain Matters:
www.brainmattersinc.com/site.cfm/105%2CTraumatic+Brain+Injury.htm
Common Vision Problems of TBI Victims:
www.lowvision.org/traumatic_brain_injury.htm
Links from Brain Injury Association of Washington:
www.biawa.org/tbi.html
Cognitive and Communicative disorders:
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/tbrain.asp
I found a site at www.tbiguide.com/ which explains it in laymen's terms.
I believe that when others realize how these kids learn and that nearly every ability they have may fluctuate from day to day, then they will have more patience with them. I had one child who used to get into trouble because he could remember every joke he was ever told but not to whom he had told them. One of his teachers thought that he should have been able to remember his lessons if he could remember jokes. One year he had to be taught the lay out of the school again even though he'd been a student there for at least five years.
Here are the links to some other sites that may be helpful:
www.neuroskills.com/index.shtml?main=/tbi/injury.html (This one is more technical but it does have a section for vision.)
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm
www.cdc.gov/node.do?id=0900f3ec8000dbdc (This page has a list of resources.)
curry.edschool.virginia.edu/sped/projects/ose/categories/tbi.html
www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu/
Traumatic Brain Injury Organization:
tbi.org/
www.ric.org/patient/services/brain.php
TBI Fact Sheet: (This page has tips for parents and teachers!)http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs18txt.htm
TBI Chat and Info:
tbichat.org/
Brain Matters:
www.brainmattersinc.com/site.cfm/105%2CTraumatic+Brain+Injury.htm
Common Vision Problems of TBI Victims:
www.lowvision.org/traumatic_brain_injury.htm
Links from Brain Injury Association of Washington:
www.biawa.org/tbi.html
Cognitive and Communicative disorders:
www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/tbrain.asp