Paediatric traumatic brain injury: A review of pertinent issues |
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Authors: | Ronald C. Savage Roberta DePompei Janet Tyler Marilyn Lash |
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Affiliation: | 1. President, Rehabilitation, Education and Case Management Services, LLC, Haddonfield, New Jersey, USArcsavage@comcast.net;3. Director, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, The University of Akron, Ohio, USA;4. Kansas State Department of Education's Neurologic Disabilities Support Project, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA;5. L &6. A Publishing and Training, Inc., Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA |
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Abstract: | Children with traumatic brain injury (TBI), regardless of the severity of the injury, often face challenges when living in home, school and community. Their needs are often overlooked and recognition of the long-term consequences is not always central to the management of the child in the school or community. This article provides references to pertinent literature and suggestions for intervention from the clinical experiences of four individuals with extensive experience of the family stresses, educational, cognitive-communicative and behavioural challenges that occur after TBI in children. It provides information regarding these issues, particularly educational situations, and suggests methods that may be useful for service providers and family members. |
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Keywords: | Children with traumatic brain injury cognitive-communicative challenges educational challenges behavioural issues family concerns |
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