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Phineas Gage
Foreman of railway
construction gang. In 1848
while working on a
railway, an accidental
explosion caused a tamping
iron bar to shoot through
his head (entered under his
left
cheek bone) and land 25-30
yards behind him.
Except for personality
changes, language not
affected.
Speech vs. language
impairments
not all speech
disturbances are
aphasia
Stephen Hawking
Attention Deficit
Oppositional Disorder
Antisocial Disorder
Conduct Disorder
ADD (ADHD)
Chronic disability of impulsivity,
performance appropriatness
Most commonly diagnosed disorder
Huge comorbidity with other
disorders
More males than females
Highly variable performance
Weak short-term memory
Impaired sense of time – hindsight or
foresight
Poor planning
Trying harder = frustration
Impulsive, not aggressive
Blurts out answers, comments can be
socially inappropriate
Doesn’t learn from mistakes
Academic
Dyslexia
Writing disorder
Math Disabilities
Visual Problem
Memory Difficulty
Personality Disorders
Avoidance/Paranoid
Learned Helplessness
Depression
Anxiety/Distress
Obsessive Disorder
Our response?
Ignore
Accommodate
Intervine