Physical disabilities and other health impairments

Physical Disabilities

Severe orthopedic impairment that
adversely affects a student's
educational performance, includes
impairments resulting from a
congenital impairment caused by
disease other causes such as
cerebral palsy and spina bifida

Other health impairments

Having limited strength, vitality,
or alertness, including a
heightened alertness to
environmental stimuli, that results
in limited alertness with respect to
the educational environment that
1. Is due to chronic or acute health
problems like epilepsy and asthma,
2.affects a child's performance

Cerebrsl Palsy

refers to a group of neurological impairments that affect movement and posture and occur before birth or during infancy 

Other health impairments accompanying cerebral palsy

● Higher risk of
seizures (20-30%)
● Difficulty swallowing
● Visual Impairments
● Higher risk for
aspiration pneumonia
● High levels of reflux
diseases

Spastic Cerebral palsy

tightness in one or more muscle group and affects approximately 78% of people with CP

Dyskinetic CP

Impairments in muscle
tone affecting the
whole body

Athetoid CP

Involves abrupt
involuntary movements of
the head, neck, face and
extremities

Ataxic CP

Involves unsteadiness, lack
of coordination and balance
and varying degrees of
difficulty with standing and
walking

Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida is a before
birth condition that is
a malformation of the
spinal cord or in other
words an “open spine”.

Spina bifida occulta 

The opening of one or more
bones in the spinal
column. This is the
mildest and there is no
damag

meningocele

overing of the spinal
cord, caused by a defect
in the spine and can be
repaired through surgery,
although it is more severe

myelomeningocele

The spinal cord's covering and
portions of the spine/nerve
roots form(protrudes) a sac
through an opening. Alterations
can result in brain
development, and can lead to
physical/cognitive impairment.
This form is the most serious.

Epilepsy

Condition characterized by recurrent and
unprovoked seizures, which temporary
neurological abnormalities as a result from
unregulated electrical discharges in the
brain

Partial Siezure 

Begins on one side of the cerebral hemisphere 

generalized siezure

involves both of the cerebral hemispheres

tonic- clonic siezures

go back and forth through rigid extremities

abesent siezures

lose consciousness for brief periods of time lasting about 10 seconds 

genetic factors of siezures

passed down from family members
-certain disorders are associated
with onset epilepsy

enviromental factors of epilepsy

certain nutritional or dietetic
factors that result of vitamin
deficiencies

asthma 

chronic lung condition characterized by airway construnction inflamation, and hyper irritability of the bronchial tubes

intermitten asthma

asthma attacks that happen 3 or fewer days per week or days per month

mild persistent asthma

astham attacks 2 or more days per week, 3-4 nights per month

moderate persistent

daily asthma attacks, more than one night a week

severe persistent

continual asthma attacks that interfere with physical activity