Monthly Archives: June 2016

"Parent-supported interventions after paediatric ABI bring reductions to the cost to society"

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

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

"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"

"More play increases brain plasticity and makes for better recovery post brain injury"

"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"

"Children and young people have poor social competence post brain injury due to reduced cognition, executive functions, and emotional control. As a result they are twice as likely to have mental health issues in the future"

"We need to harness the power of brain plasticity for treating children and young people with brain injury, especially at the key ages of 0-3 and at ages 10-16"

"Thousands of children and young people living in the UK today without the help and support that can make a huge difference to their lives"

"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."