Ch. 14

Question 1

Common Causes of TBI in Children

Answer 1

falls
vehicle accidents
sports injury
child abuse.

Question 2

Early vs. Late Onset of TBI

Answer 2

• Children tend to have more rapid recovery of basic motor, sensory, and language functions than adults. They might look better sooner after injury despite underlying damage.

Question 3

Growing into deficit

Answer 3

It refers to the interaction between development and brain injury where a child with substantial recovery from TBI or other brain injury may begin to demonstrate specific cognitive and/or behavioral deficits as he or she grows older.

Question 4

Direct retraining approach

Answer 4

involves tasks which provide practice in an underlying cognitive ability (including attention, memory).

Question 5

Attention-related approaches

Answer 5

Attention Process Training (APT), Pragmatics: Peer group training, Improving Pragmatic Skills in Persons with Head Injury.