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Davies, Susan C.; Trunk, Daniel J.; Kramer, Michaela M. – School Psychology Forum, 2014
For many students with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), postsecondary education presents a new set of cognitive, academic, social, and emotional challenges. Students with TBI warranted services and accommodations through an Individualized Education Program or 504 plan may find supports and services not readily accessible at the postsecondary…
Descriptors: Trauma, Brain, Head Injuries, Postsecondary Education
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Schilling, Ethan J.; Getch, Yvette Q. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2012
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is characterized by a blow to the head or other penetrating head injury resulting in impairment of the brain's functioning. Despite the high incidence of TBI in adolescents, many educators still consider TBI to be a low-incidence disability. In addition, school personnel often report receiving little to no pre-service…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Brain, Incidence, Head Injuries
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Mira, Mary P.; Tyler, Janet Siantz – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1991
This paper uses a case study of a 16-year-old girl with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to present information on the demographics of head injury, neuropathology, recovery patterns, acute rehabilitation, educationally significant effects, behavioral sequelae, the school as a vehicle for rehabilitation, a transition model, school reentry, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Head Injuries, High School Students