Traumatic Brain Injury "Traumatic brain injury" means an
acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical
force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or
psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a
child's educational performance. Traumatic brain injury applies
to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one
or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention;
reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving;
sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior;
physical functions; information processing; and speech.
Traumatic brain injury does not apply to brain injuries that are
congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by
birth trauma. (34 CFR 300.8(c)(12)) - What is Assistive
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