Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust
Encyclopedia
The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) is a provider of specialist brain injury
rehabilitation
in the UK. They support people to regain lost skills and independence and rebuild their lives following acquired brain injury
, caused typically by road accident, assault, stroke
or disease.
They offer a range of services to meet the needs of people at different stages of rehabilitation - including assessment, intensive rehabilitation, continuing rehabilitation, and community-based support.
BIRT is a division of The Disabilities Trust
, which provides services to people with physical impairments, autism
and learning disabilities, as well as brain injury
.http://www.birt.co.uk
Acquired brain injury
An acquired brain injury is brain damage caused by events after birth, rather than as part of a genetic or congenital disorder such as fetal alcohol syndrome, perinatal illness or perinatal hypoxia. ABI can result in cognitive, physical, emotional, or behavioural impairments that lead to permanent...
rehabilitation
Rehabilitation (neuropsychology)
Rehabilitation of sensory and cognitive function typically involves methods for retraining neural pathways or training new neural pathways to regain or improve neurocognitive functioning that has been diminished by disease or traumatic injury....
in the UK. They support people to regain lost skills and independence and rebuild their lives following acquired brain injury
Acquired brain injury
An acquired brain injury is brain damage caused by events after birth, rather than as part of a genetic or congenital disorder such as fetal alcohol syndrome, perinatal illness or perinatal hypoxia. ABI can result in cognitive, physical, emotional, or behavioural impairments that lead to permanent...
, caused typically by road accident, assault, stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
or disease.
They offer a range of services to meet the needs of people at different stages of rehabilitation - including assessment, intensive rehabilitation, continuing rehabilitation, and community-based support.
BIRT is a division of The Disabilities Trust
The Disabilities Trust
The Disabilities Trust is a UK charity based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex providing care, rehabilitation and support for people with profound physical impairments, acquired brain injury and learning disabilities, as well as children and adults with autism.Founded in Sussex in 1979, it now...
, which provides services to people with physical impairments, autism
Autism
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
and learning disabilities, as well as brain injury
Acquired brain injury
An acquired brain injury is brain damage caused by events after birth, rather than as part of a genetic or congenital disorder such as fetal alcohol syndrome, perinatal illness or perinatal hypoxia. ABI can result in cognitive, physical, emotional, or behavioural impairments that lead to permanent...
.http://www.birt.co.uk
External links
- BIRT website (BIRT is a subsidiary of this)