participation;
(2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking
into account the child’s strengths, preferences,
and interests; and includes (i) Instruction; (ii)
Related services; (iii) Community experiences; (iv)
The development of employment and other postschool adult living objectives; and (v) If
appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and
provision of a functional vocational evaluation.
Transition services for children with disabilities
may be special education, if provided as specially
designed instruction, or a related service, if
required to assist a child with a disability to
benefit from special education [34CFR §300.43].
Under the section on the IEP, the IDEA law also
provides that:
Beginning not later than the first IEP to be in
effect when the child turns 16, or younger if
determined appropriate by the IEP Team, and
updated annually, thereafter, the IEP must include
(1) Appropriate measurable postsecondary goals
based upon age-appropriate transition
assessments related to training, education,
employment, and, where appropriate,
independent living skills; and
(2) The transition services (including courses of
study) needed to assist the child in reaching those
goals [34CFR §300.320(a)(7)(b)].
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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: 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)].
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Test battery. A series of tests to help determine your child’s needs.
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Timeline. The time frame within which a person or organization must respond to the action taken by
another person or organization.
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Titration. The process of increasing a person’s medication dosage from a small amount of a drug to a
larger dose over a period of days or weeks.
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