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Published on February 1, 2021
Although it may not always seem like it, IEP’s and 504 plans are not set in stone. And there’s a good chance the ones that are in place now don’t provide accommodations for remote learning.
This article from the Child Mind Institute provides some excellent advice on how to go about making modifications to IEPs and 504’s. It’s geared toward parents, but I’ve found the information helpful for advising some of the families I treat.
Some take-aways:
A small study recently published in Scientific Reports shows promise for computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation in children who have had traumatic brain injuries.
Of note, the study reports that “…after hospitalization, a high number of children with ABI do not receive any help or support” which leads to a host of issues with returning to school.
OT’s are in the perfect position to address this lapse in continuity of care.
This study used Lumosity Cognitive Training with 32 school-aged children who had a history of brain injury.
“[F]ive games stimulating five different core cognitive abilities (memory, attention, cognitive flexibility, speed of processing and math problem-solving) were selected from the pool of exercises available from Lumosity Cognitive Training.”
The children participated in 5 Lumosity sessions per week for 8 weeks.
The children who completed the study showed clinically significant improvements in visual-spatial working memory and arithmetic calculation speed. These skills are directly transferable to skills required for school.
The study provides support for early and intensive cognitive rehabilitation after a brain injury.
There’s an art to surviving difficult conversations with your relationship intact, and the skill isn’t taught in school.
I recently ran across this helpful article that has tips that are widely applicable in therapy and in life.
A few of the tips:
“REMEMBER: it is impossible to evaluate, or even understand, anything that you cannot measure.”
–Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Body*
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