What can parents and teachers do to help students with brain injury succeed in school?
Students retunring to school afterBI may have trouble sustaining attention. They may require more time to think and articulate their thoughts. It’s also common for students with head injury to have trouble with short-term memory (being able to remember something from one minute to the next, like what the teacher just said). They may also have trouble with their long-term memory (being able to remember information from a while ago, like facts learned last month). Additionally, students with BI may experience difficulty with reading and writing, making judgments, planning, and understanding the order of events. Among students with serious head injuries, almost half experience a change in personality as a result. Parents describe these changes as “like having a different child”. Sudden changes in mood, anxiety, or depression often mark the demeanor of students who have sustained a BI. Symptoms of their brain injury may include restlessness, a lack of motivation or control over their emoti
