Physical and Health Disabilities/Impairments : By: Emily Sormanti & Khristi Green

 If you were told that you would be working with a student who has a physical or health disability, what would you presume about that student? What would you not know?

 Think about what it would have been like to miss a month or more of school when you were in elementary, middle, or high school. What concerns might you have had?

Conditions/Disorders  Chronic- ( Example: Cerebral Palsy)  Acute- (Example: Childhood Cancer)  Progressive - (Example: Muscular Dystrophy)  Episodic - (Example: Epilepsy)

IDEA definition of “Physical Disability”  Conditions that affects movement- that is, an individuals gross-motor control or mobility (e.g. walking, standing) and fine-motor control (e.g. writing, holding/manipulating small objects using the hands). They may be mild, moderate, or severe.

Types of Paralysis  Monoplegia  Paraplegia  Hemiplegia  Tetraplegia/Quadriplegia

Common Medical Conditions related to Paralysis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Brachial Plexus Injury Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy Friedreich’s Ataxia Guillain-Barre Syndrome Multiple Sclerosis Muscular Dystrophy Post-Polio Syndrome Spina Bifida Spinal Cord Injury Stroke Syringomyelia/ Tethered Cord Transverse Myelitis

Neurological Disorders  Cerebral Palsy Spastic Athetoid Ataxic Mixed  Spina Bifida  Spinal Cord Injury

Musculoskeletal Disorders:  Two of the most common are: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

“Other Health Impairments”  IDEA term for students having medical conditions that result in limited strength, vitality, or awareness. Asthma Epilepsy/”Seizure Disorder” HIV/AIDS Cancer Sickle Cell Disease Diabetes

Characteristics  Cognitive and Academic  Behavior  Emotional  Social  Physical and Medical