Monthly Archives: November 2020

"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"

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

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

"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"

"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"

"When someone has a brain injury, early access to local, specialist rehabilitation is crucial to ensure the maximum recovery and make significant savings to the state in health costs"

"Rehabilitation interventions can lead to positive outcomes for children and their families if delivered in the familiar home environment and applied to everyday situations"

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