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Educational Concerns for Children With Brain Injury

COGNITIVE AND COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONING

  • attention and concentration
  • thinking and reasoning
  • communication, language and speech
  • memory, especially for learning new information
  • judgement; decision making
  • planning, initiation, organization
  • ability to adjust to change; flexibility

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONING

  • self-esteem, self-control
  • awareness of self and others
  • awareness of social rules and roles
  • interest and social involvement
  • sexuality, appearance, grooming
  • family and peer relationships
  • age-appropriate behaviors
  • ability to control/cope with frustration and anger

SENSORIMOTOR AND PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING

  • vision and hearing
  • sensoriperception
  • spatial coordination
  • speed and coordination of movements
  • balance and equilibrium
  • strength and endurance
  • fatigue
  • eye-hand coordination

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