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Chapter 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Traumatic Brain Injury | Injury to the brain resulting in total or partial dsiabiltiy or psychosocial maladjustments that affects educational performance |
| Open Head Injuries | A brain injury in which there is an open wound in the head, such as gunshot wound or penetration of the head by an object, resulting in damage to brain tissuse |
| Closed Head Injuries | Damage to the brain that occurs without penetration of the skull; might becaused by a blow to the head or violent shaking by an adult |
| Motor-speech disorder | loss or impairment of the ability to understand or formulate language because of accident or illness |
| Behavior Modifications | Systematic control of environment events, especially of consequences, to produce specific changes in observable responses. May include reinforcement, punishment, modeling, self-instruction, desenitization, guided practice, or any other technique. |
| Behavior Management | Strategies and techniques used to increase desirable behavior and decrease undersirable behaviors. May be applied in the classroom, home, or toher environments |
| CHARGE Syndrome | A genetic syndrome resulting in deaf-blindness; characterized by physcial abnormalities, often including coloboma, cranial nerves, heart defects, atresia of the choanae, retardation in growth and mental development, genital abnormalities, ear malformation |
| Usher Syndrome | An inherited syndrome resulting in hearing loss and retinitis pigments, a progessive condition characterized by problems in seeing in low light and tunnel vision |
| Retinitis Pigmentosa | A hereditary conditon resulting in degeneration of the retina; causes a narrowing of the field of vision and affects night vision |
| Night Blindness | A condition characterized by problems in seeing at low levels of illumation; often caused by retinitis pigmentosa |
| Tunnel Vision | A condition characterized by problems in peripheral vision, or a narrowing of the field of vision |
| Prenatal | the time before brith |
| German Measles | a contagious viral infection characterized by a mild fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a distinctive pink or red rash that usually lasts about three days. |
| Congenital Cytomgalovirus (CMV) | The most frequently occuring viral infection in newborns; cna result in a variety of disabilties, especially hearing impairment |
| Postnatal | the time after birth |
| Meningitis | A bacterial or viral infection of the linings of the brain or spinal cord; can cuase a number of disabilties |
| Protactile ASL (PTASL) | An evolving language within the Deaf-Blind community; based on touch as the primary, if not onlt, mode of communicating |
| Braille | A system in which raised dots allow people who are blind to read with their fingertips |
| Adapted Signs | Using sign language in such a way as to help those who also have visual impairment communication, such as holding the hands of the indiviudal while guidng the individual to sign |
| Orientation and Mobility (O & M) | The abiltiy to have a sense pf were one is in relation ot other people, ojects, and landmarks and to move through the environemnt |
| Assistance Cards | A relativly small card containing a message that alerts the public that the user is deaf-blind and needs assistance in corssing the street |
| Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) | Alternative forms of communication that do not use the oral sounds of speech or that augment the use of speech |
| Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) | Evaluation that consists of finding out the comsequences antecedents and setting events that maintian inappropriate behaviors |
| Postivie Behavioral Support (PBS) | Positive reinforcement procedures intended to support a student's appropriate or desirable behvaior |
| Self-stimulation | Any reptitive, stereotyped activity that seems only to provide sensory feedback |
| Self-inurious Bhevaiors (SIB) | Behavior cauing injury or mutilation of oneself, such as self-bitting or head-banging; usually seen in indiviudals with severe and multiple disbilities |
| Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) | Evaluation that consists of finding out the comsequences antecedents and setting events that maintian inappropriate behaviors |
| Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS) | Systematic use of the science of behavior to ind ways of supoorting desirable behaviors rather than punhsing the undersirable behaviors |
| Neonatal Care Units (NICUs) | A special unit in a hospital designed to provide around-the-clock montoiring and care of newborns who have severe phsycial problems |
| Developmentally Appropraite Pratice (DAP) | Educational methods for young children that are compatible with their devlopmental levels and that meet their indivudal needs |
| Compettive Employment | A workplace that provides employment that pays at least minimum wage and in which most workers do not have disabilties |
| Sheltered Workshop | A facility that provides a structured environment for people with disabilties in which they can learn skills; can either be a transitional placement or a persoanment arragment |
| Self-determination | Having control over one's life, not having to rely on others for making choices about one's quaility of life |
| Person-centered Plans | A method of planning for people with disabilties that places the person and the person's family at the center of the planning process |
| Natural Supports | Resources in person's environment that can be used for support, such as friends, family, and co-workers |
| Job Coach | A person who assits adult workers with disabilties providig vocational assessments, instructions, overall palnning, and interaction assistance with employers, family, and reltaed givernment and service agenices |
| Daily Living Skills | Skills required for living independently, such as dressing, toileting, bathing, cooking, andnother typical daily activities of adults without disabilities |
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