A traumatic brain injury is an injury to the brain that has happened as a result of a trauma (like a car accident, fall, sports injury)
People often think that if you can't see the disability then it doesn't exist, but acquired or traumatic brain injuries are commonly known as the 'hidden disability' because, more often than not, you won't be able to see it. Leaving the hospital often signifies recovery and a return to school often signifies a return to normality, but the hidden difficulties are likely to emerge over time, as expectations increase.
Via CDC
In adults, the greatest improvements after a brain injury generally occur within
the first two years, but the story for children is very different as the human brain
takes roughly 20 years to fully develop. This means that depending on the age of
the child or young person, it can take months and quite possibly years for the injury
to become apparent as it is only when the injured part of the brain develops that
the extent of the brain injury can be known. Parents often say that that the difficulties
facing their child tend to get worse rather than better as the young person enters
adolescence. This is largely due to the fact that the teenage years are when most
people begin to fine-
