Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Children with acquired brain injury (ABI) can face a broad array of challenges that can endure over their lifetime, making this a complex area of specialization for life care planners. Education is a primary component of children’s lives. Therefore, it is important when attempting to determine supports and services, to identify key impacts of the brain injury to a child’s current and future functioning. Comprehending the nuances that may occur over time when an ABI is superimposed on a developing child’s brain is key. Understanding the nature, diversity, effects and remedies for these potential long-term challenges requires the expertise of numerous specialists, including, educational specialists with specific training and experience in educating children with ABI.
Source: Journal of Life Care Planning
DOI: 10.70385/001c.151564
Authors: Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Sharon Grandinette
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4416837730