TBI Books / Videos

Books:

Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Parent's Guide (The Special Needs Collection) (Paperback) by Lisa Schoenbrodt (Editor)

This is a comprehensive resource for families and professionals working with children and adolescents who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Editor Schoenbrodt opens with a lengthy but very readable overview. Subsequent chapters, all written by medical specialists, educators, and a lawyer, cover a broad range of issues relating to medical treatment; coping and adjustment; the effects on cognition, speech, and language; the resulting behaviors and their modification; educational needs; and legal concerns.

Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families, Second Edition (Paperback) by Richard C Senelick (Author), Karla Dougherty (Author)

This is a consumer text to aid people living with brain-injured survivors keep up with the latest information available. Includes facts on neuroplasticity, experimental rehabilitation research, and the process of rehabilitation itself.

Videos / DVDs:

Brain Injury Partners: Advocacy Skills for Parents
CD-ROM helps families negotiate special education for a child and student with a brain injury in school. By Ann Glang.

Branches to Recovery for Parents with Children with Brain Injury
CD-ROM in English and Spanish on rehabilitation of children with brain injuries for families, educators, and rehabilitation therapists. By Children's Hospital, Los Angeles

Life Goes On
DVD highlights the effects of a brain injury on development by featuring Darnell, who was injured as a teenager, and Ariel, who was injured as a child.

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