Wetin yu go du if yu pikin nak dɛn ed? Lɛ wi tɔk bɔt kɔnkyushɔn!

Imajin se yu smɔl pikin de ple, sɔntɛm i de rayd baysikul, ɔ i de rɔn rawnd, ɛn wantɛm wantɛm i fɔdɔm ɛn nak in ed tranga wan. Dɛn kayn tɛm ya, i rili nɔmal fɔ mek yu, as mama ɔ papa, fil fɔ shɔk ɛn fred smɔl. Bɔku tɛm, na smɔl brus ɔ skrach we kin wɛl insay tu ɔ tri dez. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, ed injury lɛk dis kin siriɔs smɔl pas aw wi kin tink. Na dat wi kin kɔl ``Kɔnkushɔn'' na mɛrɛsin, na wan kɔndishɔn we di bren kin afɛkt bay wan patikyula blo na di ed. Dis tan lɛk smɔl jolt frɔm insay di bren .

So wetin na dis (Kɔnkushɔn) ɛksaktɔli?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, we pɔsin kɔnkyushɔn na we i wund di bren fɔ sɔm tɛm. I kin apin we dɛn nak di ed, jok am, ɔ shek am bad bad wan. Dis kin mek smɔl disrɔpshɔn pan di nɔmal wok we di bren de du. I tan lɛk se kɔmpyuta de stat bak wantɛm wantɛm, ɛn dis kin mek di bren nɔ ebul fɔ wok fɔ sɔm tɛm . Bɔt dis nɔ kin mek di bren pwɛl bad bad wan we pɔsin kin si (lɛk we i de blɔd). Bɔt i kin afɛkt di dilik sɛl dɛn ɛn di nɛv kɔnekshɔn (di wok we di nyurotransmitta dɛn de du ) na di bren.

Pan ɔl we dis sik kin apin to ɛnibɔdi we ol ɛni ej, di risk fɔ kɔnkyushɔn kin bɔku smɔl pan yɔŋ pikin dɛn we de rɔn ɛn ple spɔt. So, i rili impɔtant fɔ mek wi no bɔt dis.

Us sayn dɛn we pikin kin gɛt we i kɔnkyushɔn?

Pikin kin gɛt difrɛn sayn dɛn we i gɛt kɔnkyushɔn. Sɔm sayn dɛn kin bigin jɔs afta di injury, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn nɔ kin apia fɔ sɔm awa ɔ ivin wan ɔ tu dez. So, i rili impɔtant fɔ pe atɛnshɔn gud wan to yu pikin afta we i dɔn wund in ed.

Si if yu pikin sho ɛni wan pan dɛn sayn ya:

• Ed pen : Dis na di sayn wae kin kam pan pɔrsin. Nɔto jɔs nɔmal ed pen, i kin tranga smɔl.
• Diziz : E kin fil lɛk se tin de spin rawnd yu.
• Kɔnfyushɔn ɔr nɔr kin izi fɔ yu fɔ pe atɛnshɔn: Yu kin kɔnfyus bɔt tin dɛm lɛk wetin apin ɔr usai yu de. Yu kin slo fɔ ansa kwɛstyɔn dɛn.
• Blɔr vishɔn ɔ dabl vishɔn: Dis kin afɛkt di yay bak.
• Taya ɛn slip:Yu kin fil taya pas aw yu kin fil ɛn yu kin slip ɔltɛm.
• I nɔ izi fɔ pe atɛnshɔn ɔ mɛmba: Yu nɔ go mɛmba wetin yu de stɔdi ɔ yu nɔ go ebul fɔ pe atɛnshɔn to wetin dɛn de tɔk.
• Layt sɛnsitiviti: Yu kin gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ luk brayt layt, yu yay kin blu, ɛn yu kin fil bak fɔ noys.
• Fɔ fil bad, fɔ vɛks kwik, fɔ wɔri: Yu kin notis se yu pikin de biev ɛn in maynd chenj.

Di impɔtant tin na dat nɔto ɔl dɛn sik ya kin apin to ɔl pikin. Sɔm pikin dɛn kin gɛt wan ɔ tu pan dɛn tin ya nɔmɔ, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn kin gɛt bɔku. Dɔn bak, aw di sik kin tranga kin difrɛn frɔm wan pikin to ɔda pikin.

Bɔku pikin dɛn we gɛt kɔnkyushɔn kin ebul fɔ go bak na skul insay wan ɔ tu wik. Bɔt ivin afta dɛn dɔn go bak na skul, sɔm sayn dɛn kin de fɔ sɔm tɛm. So, i impɔtant fɔ mek yu pikin gɛt spɛshal sɔpɔt na skul ɛn na os insay dɛn de ya.

Us kayn ɛp pikin we de wɛl frɔm kɔnkyushɔn nid na skul?

Na ɔda kɔntri dɛn, dɔktɔ dɛn go jɔs alaw pikin we gɛt kɔnkyushɔn fɔ go bak na skul if di pikin ebul fɔ bia wit di sik fɔ lɛk 30-45 minit (we kin bi di tɛm we wan klas tɛm kin tek). So, pikin we kam na skul wit dis kayn kɔnkyushɔn kin nid sɔm tin dɛn we kin kɔrej am lɛk:

• Fɔ ridyus di tɛm we pikin kin spɛn na skul: I kin at fɔ lɛ pikin de na skul ɔl di de insay di fɔs tɛm, so dɛn kin ridyus di awa dɛn we i kin spɛn fɔ wan de.
• Ridyus di nɔmba fɔ di klas tɛm dɛn: Sɔntɛm na di men sɔbjɛkt dɛn nɔmɔ dɛn kin alaw fɔ tek pat.
• Fɔ gi ɛkstra tɛm fɔ du homwok, asaynmɛnt, kwiz, ɛn ɛgzam: Bikɔs i nɔ kin izi fɔ mek pikin pe atɛnshɔn ɛn mɛmba, dɛn nid fɔ gi mɔ tɛm fɔ du dɛn tin ya.
• Ekstra tutoring ɔ tutoring: Yu kin nid ɛp fɔ kɔba di lɛsin dɛn we yu mis.
• Klas not ɛn stɔdi gayd dɛn we di skul dɔn gi: If i nɔ izi fɔ yu pikin fɔ tek not fɔ insɛf, yu kin gi yu wan kɔpi fɔ di ticha in not dɛn.
• Brek: Yu kin gi dɛn di chans fɔ rɛst dɛn ed na tebul fɔ sɔm tɛm we dɛn de na klas, ɔ fɔ de na say we kwayɛt fɔ sɔm tɛm.
• Fɔ tek briŋ frɔm wok dɛn we nid fɔ pe atɛnshɔn mɔ (e.g. ɛgzam, pepa dɛn we dɛn kin rayt kwik kwik wan) fɔ sɔm tɛm.
• Fɔ alaw dɛn fɔ wɛr sanglas if dɛn fil lɛk layt.
• Fɔ gi chans fɔ dɔn di skul wok we dɛn nɔ bin dɔn du insay di ɔlide tɛm.

Wetin fɔ du if di sayn dɛn we de sho se di sik nɔ de chenj?

Sɔntɛnde, if yu pikin in sik nɔ de chenj ɔ i de wɔs, di skul kin nid spɛshal sɔpɔt. Fɔ ɛgzampul, spɛshal ɛdyukeshɔn plan fɔ mek shɔ se yu pikin de gɛt di savis dɛn we i nid.Dɛn kin mek am. Insay fɔrin kɔntri dɛn, dɛn kin kɔl dɛn tin ya `(504 plan)` ɔ `(IEP - Individualized Education Program)`. כlso, dεn kin yuz wan rεspכns intavεnshכn mεtכd lεk `(RTI - Rispכns to Intavεnshכn)` fכ mek sכh se di pikin de rεkכv lεk aw dεn bin de εkspεkt. Dɛn tin ya kin tan lɛk smɔl tɛknikal, bɔt fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dɛn kin yuz dɛn tin ya fɔ mek shɔ se di pikin de gɛt di sɔpɔt we i nid ɛn fɔ wach aw di pikin de go bifo we i de wɛl. (Na Sri Lanka, dɛn nɔ kin du dɛn kayn tin ya bɔku.)

Wetin ticha/mama ɛn papa dɛn kin du if pikin sho sayn dɛn fɔ kɔnkyushɔn na skul?

We pikin go bak na skul afta i kɔnkyushɔn, tin dɛn de we wi, as ticha ɛn mama ɛn papa, nid fɔ no bɔt.

• If di sayn dɛm nɔr de shayn: Ɛnkɔrej yu pikin fɔ tray fɔ de na klas fɔ 30-45 minit. Yu kin aks dɛn bak fɔ rɛst dɛn ed na di tebul fɔ sɔm tɛm.
• Bɔt if dis kayn tin apin, dɛn fɔ sɛn di pikin to dɔktɔ:
• If di sayn dɛm kin las pas 30-45 minit.
• If nyu sayn dɛn de sho, ɔ if di sik dɛn we dɔn de de wɔs.
• If di sik tu bad fɔ di pikin fɔ bia.

I rili impɔtant: If yu pikin in sik nɔ bɛtɛ afta lɛk tu wiks so, di skul ticha fɔ rili tɔk to di mama ɛn papa ɛn ɛp dɛn fɔ disayd if dɛn nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ bak.

Wetin ɔda tin wi nid fɔ no bɔt dis (Kɔnkushɔn)?

I fayn bak fɔ mɛmba dɛn tin ya:

• If dɛn klia yu pikin fɔ go bak na skul afta we i kɔnkyushɔn nɔ min se dɛn alaw yu pikin fɔ ple spɔt, tek pat pan fizik ɛdyukeshɔn klas, ɔ du ɔda tin dɛn we go mek i wund in ed . I impɔtant fɔ fala yu pikin in dɔktɔ in instrɔkshɔn te dɛn shɔ se i sef fɔ go bak to spɔt ɛn ɔda tin dɛn. Nɔ ɛva rɔsh fɔ go insay de.
• If pikin nak in ed na skul, we i de ple, ɔ fɔ ɛni ɔda rizin, i rili impɔtant fɔ ripɔt am to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm ɛn mek dɛn chɛk di pikin . Ivin if i tan lɛk se na smɔl injuri, i kin bi ``kɔnkɔshɔn``.
• Ɔl pikin kin wɛl frɔm kɔnkyushɔn difrɛn we ɛn di tɛm we i kin tek kin difrɛn. Sɔm kin wɛl kwik kwik wan, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn kin tek lɔng tɛm. So nɔ kɔmpia yusɛf to ɔda pipul dɛn.
• We di pikin dɔn wɛl, smɔl smɔl dɛn fɔ go bak to di tin dɛn we dɛn kin du ɛvride ɛn di tin dɛn we dɛn lɛk fɔ du bifo di kɔnkyushɔn.Di sɔpɔt ɛn ɔndastandin we famili, padi, ɛn ticha dɛn de gi wi rili impɔtant.

Lɛ wi mɛmba insay sɔmari (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so wi don tok plenti abaut `(Concussion)` nau. Fɔ dɔn, mɛmba dɛn pɔynt ya:

1. Kɔnkyushɔn nɔto sɔntin fɔ ple wit. Na injuri we de apin to di bren fɔ sɔm tɛm.

2. Pe atɛnshɔn gud wan to di sayn dɛn we yu pikin kin gɛt afta i wund in ed. Luk fɔ tin dɛm lɛk ed we de at, diziz, kɔnfyushɔn, ɛn prɔblɛm wit mɛmori.

3. Ivin if yu pikin bigin skul, i kin nid spɛshal ples fɔ slip ɛn sɔpɔt we i bigin. Tɔk bɔt dis wit di skul.

4. Fɔ fala yu dɔktɔ in instrɔkshɔn dɛn di rayt we. Nɔ rɔsh fɔ go bak fɔ spɔt ɛn fɔ du bɔdi wok, mɔ.

5. Gi yu pikin lɔv, sɔpɔt, ɛn ɔndastandin. Mɛmba se fɔ wɛl na tin we pɔsin kin du smɔl smɔl.

A op se dis infɔmeshɔn go yusful to yu. If sɔntin lɛk dis apin to yu pikin, dis no go ɛp yu nɔ fɔ fred ɛn du tin wit sɛns!