About the Book: What to do about Your Brain-Injured Child In this landmark book, Glenn Doman-pioneer in the treatment ofbrain-injured children-brings real hope to thousands of childrenwho have been given up for lost and sentenced to a life ofinstitutional confinement. In this valuable volume of parents and fellow professionals,Doman documents The Institutes half-century of success with thebrain-injured, citing statistics and case histories, andillustrating the basic principles of brain development with charts,diagrams, and drawing. He explains why the old theories and techniques failed, explainsThe Institutes philosophy and revolutionary treatment of the brainrather than the body, recounts his staffs world-wide research,their breakthroughs and setbacks, and their tireless efforts torefine the treatment of brain injury. He reveals their lifesaving techniques and their tools tomeasure-and ultimately improve-mobility, language, manual, visual,auditory and tactile development, including unique method ofpatterning, masking, and motivation, in addition to the institutesindividualized home program in which parents, and love, are thevital ingredients. All of this is so that the brain-injured child can one day livewith his peers, not in an institution