Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) "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))

TBI Resources available on TTAC Online (Type Brain Injury in the "Search within results" box and click "Search" or choose "Traumatic Brain Injury" under the "Disability Area" and click "Search")

Sample Resources:

• Brain Injury App Available on iTunes (available for iPhone and iPad) and Google Play
• Brain Injury Association of Virginia (BIAV)
• 10 Things You Should Know About Behavior and Brain Injury
• Brain Injury in Children and Youth: A Manual for Educators (2013) (Colorado Department of Education)
• Brain Injury Services (BIS INC) (Northern Virginia)
• BrainLine.org: Preventing, Treating and Living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• CDC's HEADS UP: Brain Injury Basics

Contact

Clare Talbert, M.Ed.,
ctalber1@gmu.edu
Office: 703-993-4496