A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Impulse Control
- Refers to the individual's ability to withhold inappropriate verbal or motor responses while completing a task. Persons who act or speak without first considering the consequences are viewed as having poor impulse control.
- Incontinent
- Inability to control bowel and bladder functions. Many people who are incontinent can become continent with training.
- Initiative
- Refers to the individual's ability to begin a series of behaviors directed toward a goal.
- Interdisciplinary Approach
- A method of diagnosis, evaluation, and individual program planning in which two or more specialists, such as medical doctors, psychologists, recreational therapists, social workers, etc., participate as a team, contributing their skills, competencies, insights, and perspectives to focus on identifying the developmental needs of the person with a disability and on devising ways to meet those needs.
- Intracranial Pressure (ICP)
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure measured from a needle or bolt introduced into the CSF space surrounding the brain. It reflects the pressure inside of the skull.
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