Acquired Brain Injury

Abstract

Crimmins (2000) marveled at the greatness of the “three pound-blob” that is our brain and control system.As seasoned clinicians in the field of neuro-rehabilitation, we still marvel each day at the resilience of the brain and at the exciting recoveries that we attempt to facilitate in survivors of acquired brain injuries (ABIs). We observe the survivor who used to have frequent and severe behavioral outbursts each hour now remain calm and focused throughout the day. We note the survivor who once was a major safety risk due to lack of insight now act as our ally motivating other survivors by his experiences. We see survivors who were admitted to our rehabilitation program with a multitude of challenges, broken and vulnerable, discharged each week to productive, meaningful activities, competent and compensating for their residual weaknesses.