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Knowing what to do after receiving a diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder has never been easy. Until now! Written to bridge the gap from diagnosis to treatment by a nurse and FND clinic manager in the know, this book is not just for kids. Learn to regain function, return to what you love and live in a way that provides balance for your brain and nervous system.
Over 3,000 copies sold worldwide!
Reset & Rewire: The FND Workbook for Kids and Teens is the perfect resource to help your child, age 9-19, learn how to regulate their nervous system, reframe challenges and regain control.
Know how to handle episodes and flare ups AND share the coordination packet with your health care providers so they can give you evidence-based and compassionate care, no matter where you live.
Reset & Rewire: The FND Workbook for Kids & Teens, includes:
• An explanation of the diagnosis
• Care coordination and back to school packet
• Reset protocol to rest and ready their nervous system
• Ten Evidence-based "Ways to Rewire" the parts of the brain affected by FND
• FND Response Plan
Great for kids, teens and anyone who likes more pictures and fewer words while trying to heal. Our book was edited by thirty 8th graders, reviewed by people with FND and other neurologic disorders as well as over 80 FND providers from the US, UK and Canada.
FND includes functional motor disorders and functional seizures or what used to be called pseudoseizures, NES, Dissociative Seizures, PNES (psychogenic nonepileptic seizures) or conversion disorder. Brain science has advanced our understanding and how we treat FND.
"Reset & Rewire" guides you through practical techniques to reset your nervous system after the long journey that brought you here. Often, patients with FND and their families have to struggle to be heard by health care providers. Diagnoses used to come years after the first physical symptoms or lost function/ability occurred. This book is the result of a dedicated pediatric nurse and adult FND Clinic coordinator coming together to offer more of the care you deserve. The goal of "Reset to Rewire" is to be an FND Clinic in a Box, so that no matter where you live and whether of not there's an FND expert near you, you can get the care you need. This book includes letters to your local doctor, physical therapists, occupational therapist, mental health care providers and even your school! The Care Coordination and Back-to-School Packs have been game changers in the author's clinic and can help you be supported in your community.
With rates of Functional Neurological Disorder on the rise, especially in teens and older adults, families and providers have been longing for an easy to read, guide to treatment that works. "Reset & Rewire" offers an illustrated and fun way to begin to understand this common, and commonly misunderstood diagnosis. You'll learn ways to being rewiring your nervous system using mind-body techniques from brain rewiring experts in physical therapy, occupational therapy and mental health. Already a favorite in FND Clinics across the U.S., and U.K. "Reset & Rewire" expands access to care by sharing Medical Neuropsychology, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy with the people who need it most in simple language and pictures.
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