Brain Injury Survival Kit (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781932603736)

"Over 1.4 million people sustain a brain injury each year in the United States. Add to that the number of returning veterans with a brain injury and the numbers are staggering. The Brain Injury Survival Kit: 365 Tips, Tools & Tricks to Deal with Cognitive Function Loss aims to give brain injury survivors, their families, and loved ones the strategies they need to improve brain function and quality of life. The book is a compendium of tips, techniques, and life-task shortcuts that author Cheryle Sullivan has compiled from her personal experience. Readers will learn successful approaches to:

• Balancing a checkbook
• Using medication alarms
• Compensating for impaired memory function
• Locating things that have been put away
• Word finding
• Concentration exercises
• Communication tools
• And much more!

From basic principles to unique solutions for saving time and energy, this book is packed with helpful information for those coping with the special challenges of a brain injury. "

Author: Cheryle Sullivan
ISBN-10: 1932603735
ISBN-13: 9781932603736
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/20/2008
Pages: 169
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.68w x 0.41d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 39