Transcript Medical Aspects of Learning Disabled

Medical Aspects of Learning
Disabled
Chapter 2
This is your brain
Temporal Lobe
Side Angle of the Brain
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Spinal Cord
Brain Stem
Side Angle of the Brain
Parietal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
Occipital
Lobe
Temporal
Lobe
Causes of LD




Genetic
Teratogenic Insult
Perinatal
Postnatal
Drug Interventions





Neuroleptics
Antidepressants
Stimulants
Tranquilizers and sedatives
Lithium carbonate
Before Viewing F.A.T. City take 5 to
answer the following:




My feelings about the academic abilities of
students with learning disabilities are…
The problems of students with learning
disabilities stem from…
Among the techniques that are beneficial
in assisting children with LD are…
Learning disabilities affect the students
ability to…
After viewing F.A.T. City




What kinds of feelings did this program evoke in
you?
What did you learn from the program that was
surprising or new for you?
Do you feel that children with LD have needs
that require special consideration by teachers
and/or parents?
In what ways would you modify your behavior
toward the child with LD based on what you
have seen?