Autistic Interventions A Biomedical Autism Doctor Explains The Causes Behind Aggressive Behavior in Autistic Children The Need For Biomedical Autism Intervention A actually troubling issue amongst some individuals on the autism-spectrum is aggressive and/or self-injury behavior (SIB). This can be relatively common in children (and as teenagers and adults) who lack the ability to communicate [...]
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Autistic Interventions – Autism And Aggressive Behavior
January 21st, 2011 
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No Comments »Train Your Brain With Meditation, Biofeedback, Cognitive Therapy and Training
January 17th, 2011 admin You may have heard, “Use it or lose it.” What you may not have heard, but will in years to come based on latest brain science, is “Train it and get more of it.” Mental or brain training goes beyond simple mental activity. It is the structured use of mental exercises or techniques [...]
Posted in Effects and Behavioral Tags: Biofeedback, Brain, Cognitive, Meditation, Therapy, Train, Training No Comments »Relationships Following A Brain Injury
January 9th, 2011 admin Following a brain injury, dynamics change. The relationship is no longer equal – you are no longer partners in the same sense you were before the injury. Initially it becomes almost like a parent-child relationship where the survivor becomes dependent upon their healthy partner. A new balance must be achieved and the new status [...]
What You Should Know About Brain Injury Compensation
January 4th, 2011 admin According to the Brain Injury Association of America, every year in the United States, 1.4 million people receive brain injuries. Of those, 50,000 die and another 80,000 suffer permanent disabilities. Depending on the severity of the brain injury, the lifetime cost of care can be over a million dollars. The effects of a brain injury [...]
Posted in Effects and Behavioral Tags: About, Brain, Compensation, Injury, Know, Should No Comments »Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
December 31st, 2010 admin According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1.4 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) annually. The majority of TBIs are classified as “mild” brain injuries. This term, however, is misleading, as the effects of these injuries are rarely “mild”. Many people mistakenly believe that you must lose consciousness in order to suffer a brain [...]
How an Attorney Can Help Victims of Traumatic Brain Injuries
December 27th, 2010 admin According to current statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 1.4 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. The majority of these injures are closed head, or “mild” traumatic brain injuries, and mainly are caused by falls, motor vehicle accidents and sport accidents. Closed head brain injuries can be [...]
Posted in Effects and Behavioral Tags: Attorney, Brain, Help, Injuries, Traumatic, Victims No Comments »Helping a Loved One Who Has Suffered a Brain Injury
December 22nd, 2010 admin Depression afflicts nearly half of people who have received a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Family members trying to help their loved one cope with the physical limitations caused by the brain injury may have a difficult time knowing how to help them deal with the mental limitations. What is the best way to help your [...]
Aiding a Family Member Healing from a Traumatic Brain Injury
December 22nd, 2010 admin A recent study noted that nearly half of traumatic brain injury sufferers struggle with depression. As the family member of a person with traumatic brain injury, you take on a condition that can have daily and even life-long effects on quality of life and family routines. How can you best support your family member with [...]
Posted in Effects and Behavioral Tags: Aiding, Brain, Family, from, Healing, Injury, Member, Traumatic No Comments »Traumatic Brain Injury May be Prevented With Contraceptive Pill
December 22nd, 2010 admin Copyright (c) 2009 Katie Kelley Individuals who have suffered from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may see the severity of their injuries reduced by the administration of a progesterone, which is used in contraceptive pills for women. The research, which was published in BioMed Central’s Critical Care and reported on by Science Daily, found that [...]
Posted in Effects and Behavioral Tags: Brain, Contraceptive, Injury, Pill, Prevented, Traumatic No Comments »Deficits Following A Brain Injury
December 21st, 2010 admin Some of the most common deficits are: lack of motivation, short-term memory loss, personality changes, perseveration and rigidity of thinking, inability to remain focused, impatience, inability to follow written instructions, self-centeredness, lack of empathy, frustration, anger, poor judgment, social withdrawal, inability to learn new facts, depression, task performance difficulties and lack of enthusiasm for anything. [...]
