Last week, my husband and I went to our first high school football game in our home town. It’s been a long time – I won’t even tell you how long – since either of us have been teenagers. High school sure has changed a lot since our day! We were in culture shock at what passes for the new norms of dress and style – talk about peer pressure!

It made me think about how difficult it must be for a teenager with a brain injury to fit in at middle school or high school. Whether it is cognitive, social, behavioral or physical changes that have occurred as the result of a brain injury, teenagers are under enormous pressures to be included, accepted, and considered attractive among their peers.

Carolyn Rocchio has posted an excellent article on Adolescence, Brain Injury and Sexuality that summarizes the recent research about adolescents and brain injury. We’d love to hear your thoughts and comments – please post us a message.