Books on teens with head injury, concussion and traumatic brain injury
Teenagers are at high risk for head trauma and traumatic brain injury. These books for clinicians, therapists, educators and parents have information on teenagers with TBI and describe changes in learning, cognition, social skills and behavior in students with head injury and concussion. Information includes planning for the adolescent's transition to adulthood and choices for vocational training, college and independent living in the community.
Traumatic brain injury information in the United States:
The two age groups at highest risk for TBI are 0 to 4 year olds and 15 to 19 year olds.(CDC)
This booklet helps parents and educators understand how the child’s brain develops and why an acquired brain injury can have both immediate and long-term consequences. It shows how a traumatic injury can disrupt the brain’s development and why changes may show up as the child grows up. By understanding how various regions of the brain develop, families and educators will recognize the relationship between and injury and changes in the child’s physical, cognitive, social, behavioral, and communicative skills.
Cognitive communication rehabilitation activity manual is for adults with acquired brain injuries (ABI), such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, tumor or dementia. It can be used by individuals who are in high school, who have returned from the military or who have developed cognitive based language challenges from any type of brain trauma. It is also helpful for persons with age related memory loss and mild cognitive impairments.
When a parent is injured, sons and daughters often feel confused, scared, anxious and angry. This guide helps parents explain the physical, cognitive, behavioral, social and communicative changes that can follow a brain injury, blast injury or PTSD. Using examples from children of all ages, it helps them understand their emotional reactions to a parent’s injury or PTSD. Each chapter has an exercise for children and practical tips for children, parents and professionals.
Practical book for families, educators and counselors on going to college, teaching strategies and accommodations for students with brain injury, learning disabilities and special needs.
Booklet helps adolescents identify strengths and difficulties after brain injury and describes learning strategies and accommodations needed in school.
Manual explains how brain trauma can affect self awareness and shows educators how to use awareness activities to help students with brain injuries in middle and high schools.
Manual on students with brain injuries in middle and high schools shows educators how to select a compensatory system, teach students how to use it, and monitor its effectiveness with adolescents.
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.
This manual covers the diagnosis, treatment options, behavioral and academic issues, parent involvement and self-advocacy. For any parent or teacher with a teen with ADD or ADHD.