Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects the child’s education performance. Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory; perceptual; and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech.
Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.
Overview of Services
Children who are identified with this disability are served through one of the special education programs listed below. Please click on name to learn more about the specific program.
Autism
Early Childhood Special Education/Preschool
Emotional Disability
Hearing Impairment
Intellectual Disability
Orthopedic Impairment
Specific Learning Disability
Vision Impairment
Related Links & Downloads
Brain Injury Association of America, Inc.
Centre for Neuro Skills
Adapted toys
Online books and activities
Books in electronic format
Educational information and games