Remember, when you are working with clients who have had damage to their nervous system that the cognitive problems are secondary to the primary problem of a brain injury. Due to the brain injury, the client may be sensitive to environmental stimuli. This, in turn, can cause a condition we call Neuro-Distress. Here are some thoughts to consider: the importance of electrical energy to cognition; if you have a perceptual problem, you will have a cognitive problem; the importance of managing Neuro-Distress.
