Cynthia,
I do not believe CP "falls under Traumatic Brain Injury". I have taught
neuropsych courses on Traumatic Brain Injury and the term usually refers to
older persons (18 yrs +) who have sustained closed head injurie due to
trauma,
such as gun shot, motor vehicle accidents, falls, etc. 90% of CP occurs at
or before birth. This is the general consensus of current thinking.
Bobby
Hi Trish,
>
>I am not a PT or DR but doesn't CP fall under Traumatic Brain Injury??
>
> Cynthia
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Trisha Cummings [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Thursday, April 08, 1999 11:02 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Fw: Right Hemi
>
>
>Hi
>
>>> Fairfax county has 19,000 special needs kids
>>fairfax county virginia? they inflate those numbers. as to amber, can you
>>afford to take her to a private ot? you should talk to jill jacobs another
>>FC mom with two kids with CP.
>
> I doubt very seriously they have inflated numbers - they are the
>12th largest school system in the US according to enrollment, have 13% of
>Virginia school children - with a total popluation of 152,000 and 234
>schools. And lets remember this is only the public schools - there are tons
>of private schools - but I would be willing to bet real money - they have
>few Special Needs kids in privwte schools . Fairfax County has 943,000
>people in it according to county figures.
>
>According to their WEBsite - they Define Special Ed to cover -
>Programs are offered for children who have the following
>disabilities:autism, developmental delay (preschool), emotional disability,
>hearing impairment, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic
>impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or
>language impairment, severe disability, traumatic brain injury, and visual
>impairment.
>
>The Special ED web site is
>http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/DSSSE/spedhome.htm
>
> No, I can afford nothing at this point. I am slugging away each
>month just to get out of the red and back to ground zero. I could take on a
>part-time job again but then Amber looses out. I had Amber's ex-step sister
>living with us but she split rather abruptly and she was contributing to the
>household. My child support arrives at the whim of his most undependable
>unexcellency - just in time or just enough that I can't go to court. He is
>leaving for Bosnia - today, and I have no contacts or anything. I am looking
>into piano lessons for her (I have a 1910 upright grand in the livingroom) -
>the Dr. who does the music at the Church ( yes, some Witches go to church -
>the Unitarian Universalist kind that is) offers lessons - I just need to see
>how much they are and how much I can swipe from the grocery money and still
>have us eat. Maybe, I can strike a deal with him. As to school - I think the
>solution is - a better way to type/write, more time on assignments or
>shortened assignments. I am going to compose a letter to the team of
>teachers - and make suggestions. Life lately has been a bit like trying to
>keep up with a wildfire in a high wind.
>
> Brightest Blessings
> Trisha
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