disability presentation

aka why the heck lexie is crazy and never in class

Disability PRESENTATION

Borderline Personality

• Mental Health Disorder
• Causes problems funtioning in everyday life
• self-image issues
• difficulty managing emotions and behvaior
• pattern of unstable relationships
• Possible Causes
• Environmental factors
• Genetics
• Brain abnormalitities

What is BPD?

- Sylvia Plath

"It is as if my life were magically run by two electric currents: joyous positive and despairing negative — whichever is running at the moment dominates my life, floods it."

ViDEO

• DBT, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, the support of family and friends, and medication
• Giving attention to people in destress can save lives
• BPD often stems from childhood trauma
• People with BPD often don't know the tools to help their wellbeing
• A large 2016 study in the U.K. found that BPD alone did not suggest a tendency for violence

Fact

• You cannot treat BPD
• BPD behavior is just attention seeking and should be ignored
• Having BPD is a choice
• People who have BPD do not help themselves
• People with BPD are dangerous

Myth

vs

Common Myths

• 1.4% of Adults are diagnosed with BPD
• Between 0.9%-3% of Adolesents have received a diagnosis
• The symptoms have been shown to peak around ages 14 to 17
• 79% have reported at least one psychiatric hosptialization
• 60% have reported multiple hospitalizations
• 60% reported 30 days or more of psychiatric hospitalization

*US National Library of Medicine

DATa

75%

of people diagnosed with BPD are women

BPD Statistics

Clarifies who the student should notify, the allowed number of absences due to disability, the time allotted for missed assignments due to disability

Disability Related and Excused Absence Deadline Extensions

• Provide trigger warnings and advance notice for material that may contain triggering material
• Establish a clear safety plan
• Provide support for interpersonal functioning
• Establish clear rules if symptoms or social behaviors are a danger to others

Coping Stratagies

An independent study can be supportive to a student who has fallen behind due to absences caused by symptoms or treatment for BPD. It can also be used to accommodate a student with sleep issues or anxiety who would benefit from a shortened school day

Idenpendent Study

Possible Accomidations

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