Years after TBI, teen cognition can be improved
New research from the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas indicates that cognitive performance can be improved for teens with a TBI – even years after the injury....
read moreHalf of older teens going to NYC jails have had a TBI
A new study published in The Journal of Adolescent Health found that almost half of all 16- to 18-year-olds headed into New York City jails have had a brain injury sometime in the past, and most were caused by...
read moreKids often outsmart college students with new gadgets
A new study found that children can sometimes outsmart college students when it comes to figuring out how unusual toys and gadgets work. Why? Because they have less bias than adults about cause and effect....
read moreVisually focused approaches help autistic teens succeed
New research suggests that visually focused approaches will best help teens with autism succeed after high school. These include things like visual schedules and video modeling....
read moreEvidence that brain rest helps teens recover from concussion
Research from Boston Children’s Hospital has shown that limiting cognitive activity has a beneficial effect on recovering from a concussion. The study was of 335 teen athletes who had been diagnosed with a concussion....
read moreChildren with TBI more likely to be disabled if they have ADHD too...
Children who experience a mild traumatic brain injury are more likely to be moderately disabled if they also have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Other factors, such as age, sex, hospital length of stay, mechanisms of injury, etc. were controlled...
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