Children With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Parent's Guide (The Special Needs Collection) (Paperback)

by Lisa Schoenbrodt (Editor) "Your child has had a traumatic brain injury (TBI)..." (more)
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This is a comprehensive resource for families and professionals working with children and adolescents who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Editor Schoenbrodt, chair of the department of speech pathology/audiology at Loyola College and a speech and language pathologist specializing in the treatment of children with TBI and language-learning disabilities, presents a lengthy but very readable overview. Ten 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. Graphs and charts are provided for parents and caretakers. Most chapters feature a portion of a representative case study of a boy who sustained serious closed-head trauma at the age of eight. Throughout, statements made by parents of other children who have suffered TBI add a personal perspective. Intended to offer reassurance and practical information, this work successfully presents complex medical concepts and terminology in a most understandable context and would be an excellent resource for parents as well as rehabilitation professionals. Highly recommended. Deborah Anne Broocker, Georgia Perimeter Coll., Dunwoody
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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"* Successfully presents complex medical concepts and terminology in a most understandable context and would be an excellent resource for parents, as well as rehabilitation professionals. Highly recommended."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 482 pages
• Publisher: Woodbine House; 1 edition (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0933149999
• ISBN-13: 978-0933149991
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #150,754 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative, practical, and quite helpful, June 9, 2001

By	Marie Avenautine "lansemeg7" (mamou, la United States) - See all my reviews

As the parent of a child with a Traumatic Brain Injury, I have found this book to be invaluable. It has answered so many questions that were very difficult to find the answers to elsewhere. Dr. Schoenbrodt has done a magnificent job of pulling together information written by different professionals such as a medical doctor, a psychologist, special educators, etc. In this extremely informative book, Dr. Schoenbrodt presents ten different chapters: 1)What is Traumatic Brain Injury?; 2)Rehabilitation and Medical Concerns; 3)Coping as a Family; 4)Helping Your Child Adjust; 5)How TBI Affects Learning and Thinking; 6)How TBI Affects Speech and Language; 7)How TBI Affects Behavior; 8)Strategies for Managing Your Child's Behavior; 9)The Educational Needs of Children with TBI; 10) Legal Issues for Families of Children with TBI. There is also a wonderful resource guide which includes a state-by-state listing of organizations for families that have experienced TBI and a list of informative websites. The material provided is given in a clear, concise, and well-written manner. There are many medical terms used but there is also a glossary explaining them. It is not too difficult for the lay person to read, and yet has much to offer the professional. This book has been more help to me than I can ever express. I live in a very rural area and no one seemed to have much information on TBI. As I read the book, every so often I would come across something and say to myself, "Aha! So that's why my son does this or acts this way." There are also many suggestions to help parents and the child recover emotionally and to manage everyday living. I would highly recommend this book to any member of a family that has suffered TBI, and I would also recommend it to any professional seeking more information on the subject. Thank you, Dr. Schoenbrodt!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise Guide for the Uninitiated, November 30, 2002

By	Jennifer (Oxford, MI United States) - See all my reviews

As a parent of a son with TBI, I have battled schools to find a teacher, administrator, specialist... anyone who understands the confusion and disorganisation in my son's brain. This book, among other things, clearly states the stages of brain rehabilitation, lists possible symptoms, explains in layman's terms how things can appear one way one day, and differently the next. I can speak intelligently to untrained educators using quotes from this book to explain abberrant and unexpected behavior as exhibited by my son. And believe me, the teachers are UNTRAINED in TBI. Ask me, I am a teacher! Everything I have learned about TBI, I taught myself after my son fell and damaged his brain - and this book is the best place to start that I can recommend.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mother of 9 year old son with severe TBI, May 4, 2002

By	linda green (south otago, south otago New Zealand) - See all my reviews

Wonderful book .Probably the most useful book specifically about TBI in children that I have read.Well Done.If you are looking for a book specifically dealing with TBI in children then look no further