title: Returning to learning following a concussion.
abstract: Following a concussion, it is common for children and adolescents to experience difficulties in the school setting. Cognitive difficulties, such as learning new tasks or remembering previously learned material, may pose challenges in the classroom. The school environment may also increase symptoms with exposure to bright lights and screens or noisy cafeterias and hallways. Unfortunately, because most children and adolescents look physically normal after a concussion, school officials often fail to recognize the need for academic or environmental adjustments. Appropriate guidance and recommendations from the pediatrician may ease the transition back to the school environment and facilitate the recovery of the child or adolescent. This report serves to provide a better understanding of possible factors that may contribute to difficulties in a school environment after a concussion and serves as a framework for the medical home, the educational home, and the family home to guide the student to a successful and safe return to learning.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Halstead
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McAvoy
authors.forename: Cynthia D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Devore
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carl
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kelsey
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Logan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012574:Schools / Q000592:standards; D013334:Students
keywords: academics; cognitive deficits; head injury; mild traumatic brain injury; pediatrics; return to learn; return to school