Communication in children and adolescents after acquired brain injury: An exploratory study.

Objective: The usability of the Communicative Effectiveness Index (CETI) in adolescents with acquired brain injury was investigated and compared with linguistic, cognitive and brain injury data.

Design: A prospective, longitudinal, between-group design.

Subjects: Thirty participants were divided into 2 subgroups: CETI+ and CETI- groups.

Severe acquired brain injury: rehabilitation of communicative skills in children and adolescents.

The purpose of this study was to examine the use of a descriptive taxonomy for assessment of communicative abilities, the Pragmatic Protocol, in a rehabilitation setting with brain-injured children and adolescents. Eight severely brain-damaged children/youths were assessed with the Pragmatic Protocol during an intensive 6-week rehabilitation period. The nature and extent of communicative functioning was rated independently by a speech language pathologist and a rehabilitation assistant.