Other Health Impairments (OHI)

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Other Health Impairment (OHI)

A disorder resulting in limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli, which results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment.

IDEA Definition of OHI

A chronic or acute health problem examples such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.

Epilepsy

A condition characterized by recurrent seizures that result in problems with consciousness, movement, and/or sensation; often controlled with anticonvulsant drugs.

Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure

A serious type of seizure where an individual's muscles tighten, they lose consciousness and fall, and then experience violent, rhythmic jerking of the body.

Absence Seizure

A type of seizure where a student appears to be daydreaming, not paying attention, or 'zoning out'.

Simple Partial Seizure

A type of seizure that shows signs of abnormal muscle movement and sensory sensation.

Complex Partial Seizure

A type of seizure characterized by agitation and aberrant behaviors.

Asthma

A respiratory condition that results in breathing difficulties caused by inflammation of airways or tightening of muscles around the airway.

Symptoms of an Asthma Attack

Wheezing, coughing, tightness in the chest, and difficulty breathing.

Cystic Fibrosis

An autosomal recessive genetic disorder causing the buildup of thick and sticky mucus in the lungs, leading to breathing difficulties.

Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis

Persistent coughing, frequent episodes of pneumonia, dehydration, and large appetite with no subsequent weight gain.

Diabetes

A disorder in which the body does not produce or effectively use insulin, a hormone necessary for transporting specific sugars to body cells.

Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes)

The body does not produce the insulin that is needed to carry sugar from the blood to the cells for energy.

Type 2 Diabetes

The body produces too little insulin or uses the insulin ineffectively.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is transmitted sexually, through the blood, or from mother to child.

Symptoms of HIV in Children

Swelling of the lymph nodes, enlargement of the liver and spleen, and a predisposition to viral and bacterial infections.

Primary Features of ADD/ADHD

Developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsivity, and overactivity.