After concussion: Helping students return to class
Several months ago, my son came home from school stating that his friend had been out of school for a week. The next week, he reported that his friend was still out of school. As…
TBI
Social intervention after brain injury
A lovely, awesome, sweet child that I know has a brain tumor. When I began an intervention, I expected to find poor grammar, vocabulary, and retelling skills. I began our first session using one of…
Traumatic Brain Injury- Evaluating at school
In October, my friend’s son “O” experienced a massive head trauma. They had doubts that he would survive. In mid-January, after multiple surgeries and months of rehabilitation, he came home from the hospital. The thought…
For a few good causes
I have always strongly believed in the importance of giving. I feel that if every American gave 10% of their income to charitable causes… this entire world would be a MUCH better place. Here are…
Traumatic Brain Injury
Today’s post is a continuation on last week’s post about head injuries based on a recent presentation by Pat Sublette, PhD. The more I learn about Traumatic Brain Injury, the more I decide that no…
Concussions
The following scenario is fictional, but could represent any child, anywhere…. Liz was a spectacular soccer player. She made the varsity team her freshman year. Her teammates stated that she was destined to be a…