Many factors impact a person’s learning at school or in other environments. Schools and curricula are are typically premised on the assumption of good health, so it takes expertise to help students and schools when a medical matter poses a barriers to learning. There are two types of medical considerations which can impact learning: Learning may be impacted due to side effects of a disease or due to practical matters related to managing a disease or injury.
Some diseases which can compromise the ability to absorb information are strokes, seizures,Lyme Disease, cancer, and brain tumors. Other medical injuries disrupt school life, which causes problems and a backlog of work, such as a kidney transplant or orthopedic sports injury These can entail many hours of rehab and impact mental sharpness, mood, and sleep cycle. There can also be stress responses to the accident, medical procedure, and side effects of treatment that impact functioning and school attendance.Both of these categories complicate learning and cause schoolwork to accumulate, and it is often overwhelming to deal with this large pile of materials, especially while recovering from a disease or injury.
Dr. Mannis has over 30 years of experience coordinating with private and public schools, college and professional programs, testing agencies, workplace administrators, and outside specialists to form a proper plan of action. Ivy Prep also assists in developing or modifying Individualized Education Programs (IEPS) or 504 (accommodation) plans to ensure that students with medically-based issues receive accommodations that they are entitled to given the nature of their health issues. Ivy Prep expertly provides customized 1:1 instruction to students with medically-based learning issues to help them develop the skills and mastery they need to function optimally during acute stages of their illness and as part of a tactical, integrated recovery plan.