What to Do About Your Brain-injured Child: Revised and Updated Edition - Softcover

Glenn J. Doman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0757001866 ISBN 13: 9780757001864

Publisher: Square One Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

Glenn Doman--pioneer in the treatment of the brain-injured children and founder of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential--brings hope to thousands of children who have been sentenced to a life of institutional confinement.

In What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child, Doman recounts the story of The Institutes' tireless effort to refine treatment of the brain injured. He shares the staff's lifesaving techniques and the tools used to measure--and ultimately improve--visual, auditory, tactile, mobile, and manual development. Doman explains the unique methods of treatment, and then describes the program with which parents can work with their own children at home in a familiar and loving environment. Included throughout are case histories, drawings, and helpful charts and diagrams.

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Synopsis

In this updated classic, Glenn Doman - founder of "The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential" and pioneer in the treatment of the brain-injured children - brings real hope to thousands of children who have been sentenced to a life of institutional confinement. Based upon a half-century of successful work performed at The Institutes, this book explains why old theories and techniques fail and why the philosophy and revolutionary treatment of The Institutes succeed. In "What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child", Doman recounts the story of The Institutes worldwide research - setbacks as well as history-making breakthroughs - during its tireless effort to refine treatment of the brain injured. He shares the staff's lifesaving techniques and the tools used to measure (and ultimately improve) visual, auditory, tactile, mobile and manual development. Doman explains the unique methods of treatment that are constantly being improved and expanded and then describes the programme with which parents are able to treat their own children at home in a familiar and loving environment. Included throughout are case histories, drawings and helpful charts and diagrams.

Twenty thousand families from over one hundred nations have brought their children to The Institutes. The great majority of these children have done better than their parents had hoped based on prior experience with conventional methods. For each of these families, this book was the starting point.

About the Author

Glenn Doman received his degree in physical therapy from the University of Pennsylvania in 1940. From that point on, he began pioneering the field of child brain development. In 1955, he founded The Institutes' world-renowned work with brain-injured children had led to vital discoveries regarding the growth and development of well children. The author has lived with, studied, and worked with children in more than one hundred nations, ranging from the most civilized to the most primitive. Doman is also the international best-selling author of six books, all part of the Gentle Revolution Series, including How To Teach Yor Baby To Read, How To Teach Your Baby Math, and How To Give Your Baby Encyclopedic Knowledge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Square One Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0757001866
• ISBN 13: 9780757001864
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288