What To Do About Your Brain-injured Child
by Glenn Doman
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Author: Glenn DomanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Special Edition
Published: 2005-03-25
ISBN: 0757001866
Number of pages: 318
Publisher: Square One Publishers
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Book Review: Outdated research and a tedious read
Summary: 2 Stars
This is just a painful read. The author likes to hear himself talk, and loves to repeat conversations he had with his peers, which would be fine if they taught me how to heal brain injuries, but they don't. It starts off in 1941 when he's a physical therapist who is befriended by a talented neurosurgeon. He gets to observe the surgeries, and learns a lot about brain injuries from the doctor.
He goes on to have his own practice and discovers that what they are doing (it's now 1960) isn't working at all. They start all over, with a heavy emphasis in measuring that continues throughout the book. They discover that if the development process from wiggling in a cradle, to creeping, to crawling, to walking is disrupted, it creates long term developmental problems. Well this may have been a radical discovery in 1960, but it's not now.
They have the parents of brain injured children help the children go through any phases they may not have reached or finished. They eventually add some tactile stimulation and auditory stimulation to their therapies also.
On the cover they boast that 300,000 copies are in print. Which is quite misleading to the average consumer, because all it means is that's how many they printed. It tells us nothing about how many have been sold which is how most books are rated such as "best seller" not "most printed".
My primary interest in brain-injury is for children on the autism spectrum. I didn't find anything really helpful or new in this book. It has been my experience that parents of children on the spectrum are very sophisticated consumers of health care. I doubt that many of these parents would find this book useful.
Summary of What To Do About Your Brain-injured Child
Glenn Doman is the founder and head of the world-famous Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential, which today treats over 2,500 patients in the United States and many other nations. In this volume for parents and fellow professionals, Doman documents The Institutes' 25 years success with the brain-damaged, citing statistics and case histories. He explains why the old theories and techniques failed, explains The Institute's philosophy and revolutionary treatment of the brain rather than the body. He reveals his staff's life-saving techniques and their tools to measure - and ultimately improve - motor, language, visual, auditory and tactile development, including unique methods of patterning, masking and motivation. In addition to The Institutes' individualized out-patient programme in which parents and love, are the vital ingredients. All of this is so that the brain-injured child can one day live with his peers, not in an institution.General Books
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