Educational Resources
Brain Injury ADHD, LD – What’s the Difference?
By Sharon Grandinette ~ 2006
Brain injury Tip Card for Schools and other information explains the similarities and differences among students with acquired brain injuries, attention deficit, hyperactivity disorders and learning disabilities. It discusses implications for special education services and why these conditions are so often confused. Contains a summary chart with comparisons that is a great resource for parents, educators, clinicians and advocates. Here’s the website:
Exceptional Educational Services, established by Sharon Grandinette, M.S., is dedicated to serving children and adolescents with special needs, specifically those with Acquired Brain Injury. After working with exceptional children for 25 years, Sharon has made a significant impact in this field, and on the lives of all of the people she has assisted.
Sharon has an extensive background in the field of Special Education in both public and non-public schools as well as in the post-acute brain injury health care field. She is an instructor at California State University Dominguez Hills in the Graduate Special Education Credential Program, is currently president of CAPHI-The California Association for Physical & Health Impairments, is on the Advisory board for We Can, Pediatric Brain Tumor Support Network and is a board member of AACBIS-the American Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists.
HelpingKidsBrains.com is a product of Sharon’s expertise regarding the needs of children who have suffered from brain injuries, brain tumors, and other types of acquired disabilities. Here is her website: