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Traumatic brain injury

Below you will find a variety of resources to help you better understand, cope with and/or support someone with a traumatic brain injury.

Books 

Ahead of the game: the parents' guide to youth sports concussion / Scolaro Moser, Rosemarie. 

Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College Press, 2012.

A guide to sports-related concussions, it addresses the inability of mouth guards and helmets to prevent concussions, the impact of head injuries on school performance and emotional behavior, and state concussion laws.

Children with acquired brain injuries: the transition from hospital to community. 

Vancouver, BC: Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, 1999.

Available online http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/PDF/BrainInjuryManual.pdf

Coping with mild traumatic brain injury: a guide to living with the challenges associated with concussion / brain injury. 

New York: Penguin Group, Inc. 1998.

This guide offers clear information on the different types of brain injury, as well as the treatment options available.

Educating children with acquired brain injury / Walker, Sue. 

London, UK: David Fulton Publishers, 2005.

This book should help you to: support students with an ABI by using appropriate teaching methods; be alert to the social and emotional difficulties experienced by pupils with an ABI; work in partnership with families and other professionals following helpful guidelines; and access all the information you need with a glossary of terms and a list of resources and organizations.

A guide for families of children with an acquired brain injury.

Hamilton: McMaster Children's Hospital, 2002.

This booklet was written to help families learn about brain injury in children, about tests their child may need, how they can help their child and ways to cope or help themselves through this experience.

Head and brain injuries / Landau, Elaine. 

Berkeley Hights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 2002.

This book explores the history of brain injuries and addresses the consequences that can follow a severe head injury, treatment, recovery and rehabilitation.

Head cases: stories of brain injury and its aftermath / Mason, Michael Paul. 

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

This book takes readers into the dark side of the brain in an astonishing sequence of stories, at once true and strange, from the world of brain damage. When injured, the brain must figure out how to heal itself, reorganizing its physiology in order to do the job.

I'll carry the fork! recovering a life after brain injury / Swanson, Kara L.

Scotts Valley, CA: Rising Star Press, 1999.

Written with laugh-out-loud humor, candor, and technical input from medical and legal professionals, "I'll Carry the Fork!" offers inspiration and practical help to anyone dealing with the aftermath of brain injury.

Journey through brain trauma: a mother's story of her daughter's recovery / Morningstar, Louise Ray. 

Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Co. 1997.

This is the Story of a mother's devotion and determination throughout her daughter's long and difficult recovery from brain trauma. It offers inspiration and hope for victims of head injuries and their families.

The journey toward recovery: youth with brain injury / Esherick, Joan.

Broomall, PA: Mason Cress Publishers, 2004.

This is a story about Jerome, a teen with a brain injury. It discusses different forms of brain injury and how these injuries affect people's lives. Appropriate for ages 10 to 15 years.

Karing Kids: a book by kids, for kids about head injury. 

Ottawa: Head Injury Association.

This book was written by children who have a parent who has suffered a brain injury. It is intended for teachers to understand what these children are experiencing at home, professionals who work in hospitals with families of people with head injuries and friends of children who have a parent with a head injury.

Kids, sports, and concussion: a guide for coaches and parents [2nd ed.] / Meehan III, William P.

Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2018.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of sport-related concussion for parents, coaches, and athletes that considers the physics and biology behind the injury, identifies what can be done to reduce the risk of its occurrence, and describes how to properly respond to a suspected concussion.

 Living with brain injury / Fairclough, Philip L.

London, UK: Jessica Kingsley, 2005.

On November 7th 1994, Philip Fairclough fell fifteen feet from a ladder onto a concrete patio. The impact caused massive trauma to his head and the subsequent brain damage he suffered has radically changed his life. His account tells of the hurdles he faced and overcame while in residence at a rehabilitation centre, the difficulties of readapting to family life, and finally the emergence of his new vocation as a writer.

Traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents: assessment & intervention / Semrud- Clikeman, Margaret.

New York: The Guilford Press, 2001.

The return to school following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is fraught with challenges for children and adolescents, their families, and school professionals. This volume provides the practical knowledge needed to understand the neuropsychological problems associated with TBI and facilitate students' reintegration into the regular or special education classroom.

Understanding acquired brain injury / Quigley, Columba; deLoache, Shawn. 

New York: Medikidz USA, 2018.

In graphic novel format, the Medikidz, superheroes from the planet Mediland, help Tamara and Jessica understand acquired brain injury.

Understanding concussion / Maxwell, Kimberley; deLoache, Shawn. 

New York: Medikidz USA, Inc., 2018.

In graphic novel format, the Medikidz, superheroes from the planet Mediland, help Mark and Melanie understand concussions.

Understanding your brain / Treays, Rebecca. 

London, UK: Usborne Publishing, 1996.

A collection of activities designed to help children explore the parts and functions of the brain. Appropriate for ages 6 to 10 years.

Websites 

  • Ontario Brain Injury Association
  • Brainline.org – All About Brain Injury and PTSD
  • Traumatic Brain Injury – MedlinePlus from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • Kids Health – For Kids, Teens and Parents from the Nemours Foundation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  • Traumatic Brain Injury - The Mayo Clinic

  • Brain Injury Canada

  • Traumatisme craniocérébral – Trauma Québec – Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

  • Parachute

Pamphlets 

What you need to know:concussions

You are free to copy and redistribute these materials in any medium or format. This work may not be used for commercial purposes. View the full Creative Commons license. 

Apps 

Hockey Canada Concussion Awareness for Kids
Free
Last updated March 2018
Available from Google Play and iTunes

 

Concussion Ed
Free
Last updated October 2018
Available from Google Play & iTunes

Videos

Local contacts 

Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley
300-211 Bronson Ave.
Ottawa, ON K1R 6H5
613-233-8303
contact@biaov.org

Disclaimer

These resources are for educational purposes only. If you have any questions, ask your health-care provider.

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