Pediatric brain injury: social, behavioral, and communication disability

Abstract

Communication-related disability is common after childhood traumatic brain injury. In most cases, the problems are secondary to executive function, cognitive, or behavioral impairments. Many of the problems persist and have been documented in children with mild and severe injuries. Persistent disability tends to be more severe in children injured at younger ages and often grows in severity over the developmental years. After reviewing the outcome literature, this article presents current approaches to behavioral and social-communication disability.