BBC Radio Tees

"Taking brain injured children home causes high stress for families. Disjointed services exacerbate family stress levels."

"Families need to be properly supported as 'resilience' is key to delivering successful outcomes for children and young people."

"Different 'experts' involved in paediatric neuro-rehabilitation come from different organisational cultures which causes conflict and has a negative effect on the outcomes for the child."

"NHS clinicians struggle with what intervention to prioritise in paediatric neuro-rehabilitation due to limited clinical time and the complexity of needs. Children, clinicians, parents and schools all have different neuro-rehabilitation priorities"

"Case management for children and young people post acquired brain injury is 'pivotal' to successful outcomes and must be local"

"Participation in teen sports and normal activities leads to improved quality of life for children and young people post brain injury and helps to maximise outcomes"

"Often families don't have the financial capability to access services. We need to rethink how we deliver neuro-rehab services to children and young people"

"Healthy teens are better at identifying strategies to deal with barriers. KIDS WITH ABI'S CAN'T!"

"We are medical practitioners. The real experts are the parents. Over the last 35 years they have taught me everything I know"