Brain Injury Survival Kit

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. <i>The Brain Injury Survival Kit: 365 Tips Tools & Tricks to Deal with Cognitive Function Loss</i> 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: <p><ul> <li>Balancing a checkbook <li>Using medication alarms <li>Compensating for impaired memory function <li>Locating things that have been put away <li>Word finding <li>Concentration exercises <li>Communication tools <li>And much more! </ul></p> 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.