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Child Find and Referral for Special Education

Students are referred for help through special education by any person who is familiar with the child. To obtain assistance in special education under traumatic brain injury, the effects of the injury are expected to last more than 60 days and the student must need specially designed instruction to succeed in school. A 504 plan may be written if the student only needs accommodations to access their education. Accommodations may include: extra time on tests; books on tape; or a peer note taker.
The Oregon Department of Education defines a Traumatic Brain Injury as…

…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. The term 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. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.