Brain Injury

Children often have difficulties with planning, problem-solving and adapting to change after they have had a brain injury or illness that affects the brain. Find out what you can do to help.

Children often have difficulties with concentration and taking in information after they have had a brain injury or an illness that affects the brain. Find out what you can do to help.

Children can have problems holding information in memory after they have had a brain injury or an illness that affects the brain. Find out what you can do to help.

Your child may experience a variety of symptoms or difficulties following a brain injury - it depends on the type of injury and how serious the injury is. Common symptoms include tiredness and changes in thinking, behaviour and emotion.

Brain injury affects thousands of children and their families every year. If your child has had a brain injury, find out how their brain injury might affect them and where to get help.

Mental fatigue or reduced brain energy is one of the most common complaints after a brain injury. If your child has a medical condition that affects the brain, they can also experience mental fatigue.