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Interprofessional School-based Team Helps Child Access Auditory Information and Improve Literacy
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Neel is a third-grade student with bilateral mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss. He uses behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids in both ears and receives accommodations in the classroom setting, including the use of a remote microphone system, through a Section 504 plan. A team of professionals at Neel’s school created a plan focused on helping him better access auditory information and improve literacy skills over the course of the school year.
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IPP Team Develops Rehabilitation Transition Plan for High School Student Following a Traumatic Brain Injury
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Kai, a 16-year-old high school junior, was in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and multiple orthopedic injuries. His treatment team developed an interprofessional plan to support his physical, sensory, cognitive-communication, and social–emotional needs so that he and his family could successfully navigate his return to school and community as well as his preparation for college entrance exams. The medical and school-based teams both recognized the importance of proactive, coordinated communication and integrated management to facilitate attainment of these goals and functional outcomes. By the third quarter of his junior year, Kai had transitioned back to school full time with a 504 plan that addressed necessary accommodations, and he was preparing to take his SATs.
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Team Helps Child with Hearing Loss Develop Language Skills
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An interprofessional practice (IPP) team worked together to assess hearing loss and language skills in a 2-year-old child. The team recommended a cochlear implant and a plan of therapy for language development and listening skills. As a result, the child’s expressive vocabulary began showing steady growth.
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An IPP Team Helps 6-Year-Old with Down Syndrome Improve Communication Skills
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The parents of a 6-year-old girl with Down syndrome consulted an IPP team to get help with their daughter’s communication skills. The IPP team evaluated the girl, made recommendations, and helped the family purchase an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device to use at home. After 4 months, the family reported that the device was helping with communication.
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International Team Gives Caregiver Education in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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When visiting a village school and outpatient rehabilitation clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a team of professionals from the United States worked with their local counterparts to provide training and help patients. One patient was a 6-year-old boy with a complaint of severely reduced expressive language. The team – comprising both US and DRC medical professionals – worked together to create an assessment and treatment plan for the boy. They also provided education and strategies to the boy’s mother.
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Team Helps Sixth Grader With Autism Improve Communication
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Hank is a sixth grade student with autism who recently moved back to the United States. He has difficulty communicating and feeding himself, and he is not toilet trained. A team of professionals at Hank’s school created a plan focused on helping him improve his communication with others over the course of the school year. After 1 year, Hank is speaking and interacting more fully in the classroom.
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Team Improves Quality of Life for Boy Who Stutters
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An interprofessional team collaborated with the parents of a 10-year-old boy struggling with moderate-to-severe stuttering. By applying their expertise to group therapy, individual therapy, and family counseling services, the team members helped the boy and his family successfully manage his stuttering and enjoy better communication. After 6 months, formal assessments indicated improvement in the student’s reaction to his own stuttering and increased interaction in classroom and social settings.
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Remote Team Sets Up Telepractice Services for Child With Autism
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A team of educational professionals worked together to set up speech-language pathology telepractice services for a 6-year-old child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who had recently moved to a rural school district. By coordinating with an educational assistant working in the classroom, the speech-language pathologist (SLP) was able to observe and provide services remotely. The team worked with the boy to help him increase his communicative intents.
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IPP Team Works With 10-Year-Old Girl to Improve Communication and Social Interaction
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Patty is a 10-year-old student with a seizure disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), receptive and expressive language impairment, and below-average cognitive functioning. A team of professionals at Patty’s school created a plan to help Patty improve her daily communication and social interaction with speech-language therapy telepractice services and a speech-generating device (SGD). Patty now uses the SGD to participate more fully in the classroom and continues work on her communication at home.
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Team of Education Professionals Develop Plan for Nonverbal Student
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A team of education professionals collaborated across specialties to help a 7½-year-old boy with cerebral palsy improve his communication skills. By bringing in expertise from a local university’s speech and hearing center, the team was able to understand the student’s educational needs and develop an individualized education program (IEP) to address them. After 6 months of working with the team members, the boy could respond with 80% accuracy to familiar questions using his new Dynavox.
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