Information on brain injury and concussion in children and youth
These books have information on how a traumatic or acquired injury to a child's brain can affect learning, behavior, cognition, communication and social skills. Books and manuals on brain injury in children show teachers, special educators, therapists and families how to identify, assess, teach, and support students with brain injury or concussion in school.
Traumatic brain injury information in the United States:
Approximately 475,000 TBIs occur among children ages 0 to 14 years; emergency departments visits account for more than 90% of the TBIs in this age group.(CDC)
This TBI booklet for families is based on experiences and suggestions of families with children who have brain, spinal cord or other traumatic injuries. It discusses the emotional impact of a child’s injury on all family members.
Brain injury book in Spanish on child with traumatic brain injury on coma, families school, special education, substance abuse. This special is for any quantity as long as supplies last - order now!
BrainSTARS is an intervention program that offers services, supports, and consultation for parents and teachers of children and adolescents who have Acquired Brain Injury.
Concussion is the most common type of brain injury among children and adolescents in school. By describing the student-athlete's neighborhood, this manual take an innovative and comprehensive approach to educating parents, teachers, physicians, coaches, athletic trainers, school nurses, and peers about how the effects of mild brain injury.
Book guides parents through the effects of brain injury in children from hospital care to rehabiltiation to returning home and going to school. Details the consequences of head trauma on learning, thinking, speech, language, cognition, communication and behavior.
Practical information for educators and psychologists on executive functioning in children and adolescents. Useful for students with ADHD, learning disabilities and traumatic brain injury.
This colorful activity booklet for children helps them understand a parent or sibling’s brain injury through puzzles, descriptions, artwork, and answers to common questions.
Information on mild brain injury and concussion for athletic trainers, coaches and parents with compelling accounts, clinical expertise, and new studies on mild TBI and post concussion syndrome in sports.
Book on rehabilitation and recovery of her adolescent son after a traumatic brain injury discusses family dynamics, brain injury treatment, school transitions, entry to special education, and changing relationships with peers after head trauma.