This is a good resource for both parents and educators. You can use all or parts of it to create a better understand by the team on how to help your child.
NAMI Resource Manual for Educators
"This resource guide for educators was compiled by the Child and Adolescent Action Committee of NAMI Fort Wayne. Its purpose is to help you, the educator, become more knowledgeable about what to expect of a student with a Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) or a Neurobiological Brain Disorder so that you are able to create a school environment conducive to the child’s academic success.
Children with serious emotional, behavioral or mental disorders have a crucial need for supportive parents and educators who understand how his or her illness affects learning and peer relationships. It is vitally important that appropriate accommodations are made and that stress is reduced.
The following documents include information to help you understand how symptoms of the child’s brain disorder may impact school functioning and learning and what specific accommodations may be needed to allow the child to learn in the least restrictive environment where the child can experience success. It will help you gauge the student’s capacity for learning during various phases of the illness, treatment, and recovery.
You are encouraged to share this information with parents so they can become more knowledgeable about their child’s brain disorder and how to support their child’s education both in the classroom and at home. Please include the author and/or publication information as it appears on the article or fact sheet."
Gloria L. Wall
INSOURCE Regional Program Specialist