Question 1

Is there anything I can do to speed up recovery?

Accepted Answer

I am frequently asked what else might someone do to speed the healing. I tell parents to think of the brain repair process like someone wanting to speed up the recovery of their broken arm.  A broken arm will not heal any faster by doing anything “extra.”  It is the same with brain recovery.nnBone tissue, like brain tissue, has its own naturally determined rate of recovery, and there is no known way to improve upon the natural rate.  I also tell parents not to compare their child’s behavior today with yesterday, but instead, compare them today to how they were one or two months ago or when they first started the protocol.   Keeping a longer timeframe for assessing recovery is important because it prevents a parent from getting distracted by some of the common ups and downs in the recovery process.

Question 2

Is there anything I can do to speed up recovery?

Accepted Answer

I am frequently asked what else might someone do to speed the healing. I tell parents to think of the brain repair process like someone wanting to speed up the recovery of their broken arm.  A broken arm will not heal any faster by doing anything “extra.”  It is the same with brain recovery.nnBone tissue, like brain tissue, has its own naturally determined rate of recovery, and there is no known way to improve upon the natural rate.  I also tell parents not to compare their child’s behavior today with yesterday, but instead, compare them today to how they were one or two months ago or when they first started the protocol.   Keeping a longer timeframe for assessing recovery is important because it prevents a parent from getting distracted by some of the common ups and downs in the recovery process.