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Medical Possibility #1: Medication side effect: Some students may have weak generation of ideas as a side effect of medication. Medical Possibility #2: Seizures: In rare cases, impaired idea generation may be a result of subclinical seizures that may or may not be diagnosed. If seizures have not been diagnosed, but are suspected, a seizure evaluation should be recommended. When students with TBI evidence cognitive problems that are unpredictable and incompatible with the student’s normal behavior, consultation with a physician or neuropsychologist may help staff understand the source of the problem. If seizures are diagnosed, the prescribed medication regimen should be followed along with environmental management. Medical Possibility #3: Fatigue: Some students have idea generation problems as a result of fatigue (e.g., insufficient sleep).
Cognitive/Self-Regulatory Possibility #1:Attention Deficit: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas as a result of attendional problems. (See Cognitive/Self-Regulatory Possibility #2:Initiation impairment: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas as a result of initiation impairment (frontal lobe injury). (See Cognitive/Self-Regulatory Possibility #3: General self-regulation impairment: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas as a result of general difficulty with other aspects of self-regulation. (See Cognitive/Self-Regulatory Possibility #4: Weak task orientation: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas as a result of uncertainty regarding what is required of them. (See Cognitive/Self-Regulatory Possibility #5: Memory/retrieval impairment: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas as a result of difficulty with memory/retrieval (See Cognitive/Self-Regulatory Possibility #6: Organizational impairment: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas as a result of organizational impairment. (See Cognitive/Self-Regulatory Possibility #7: Generally weak cognitive functioning: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas as a result of excessive demands placed on their memory, organizational ability, academic skill, or other cognitive ability. (See Cognitive/Self-Regulatory Possibility #8: Inflexibility: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas as a result of difficulty with change; they may be rigid and inflexible; they may have particular difficulty with novel versus routine tasks. (See Behavioral Possibility #1: Oppositionality: Some students may appear to have difficulty generating ideas as a result of oppositional behavior (See Behavioral Possibility #2: Manipulativeness: Some students may appear to have difficulty generating ideas as a form of manipulation (other than oppositional behavior). (See Behavioral Possibility #3: Attention seeking: Some students may appear to have difficulty generating ideas as a way to seek adult and/or peer attention. (See Behavioral Possibility #4: Task avoidance: Some students may appear to have difficulty generating ideas as a way to avoid specific tasks. (See
Social-Emotional Possibility #1: Depression: Some students may have difficulty generating ideas because they are upset, depressed, and/or lack positive relationships with peers and/or adults. (See Social-Emotional Possibility #2: Anxiety: Some students may appear to be angry as a result of anxiety. (See Tutorial on Anxiety.) Social-Emotional Possibility #3: Frustration: Some students may appear to be angry as a result of feeling frustrated. (See Tutorial on Frustration.)
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Problem: The student rarely generates ideas – or new ideas – in academic or other domains; the student appears to lack creativity.
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