British Institute for Brain Injured Children

Knowle Hall
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA7 8PJ

Tel: 01278 684 060
Fax: 01278 695 573
Web: www.bibic.org.uk

BIBIC exists to help maximise the potential of children with conditions affecting their sensory, social, communication, motor and learning abilities.

They work with children who have neurological or geneticconditions such as cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome, autism, specific learning difficulties and traumatic brain injury. BIBIC works with the parents and carers by offering an interdisciplinary assessment by a multi-professional team, an individually designed therapy programme, and a valuable follow up support service.

Families are involved in the assessment and are helped to better understand their child's needs, strengths and weaknesses. The multi professional team then meet to devise an individual holistic therapy plan, which is explained and carefully taught by therapists to the family to carry out at home. The programme may contain exercises and activities to help develop sensory awareness, physical movement, fine motor skills, communication, social play and behaviour skills, a nutrition programme, and recommended leisure activities.

The programme is designed to fit in with the family life and to be complementary to the health, education and social services provision the child may also access. The programme is carefully monitored and adjusted as and when necessary. Research published in 2005 showed enormous benefits occur to the whole family unit when parents and carers feel empowered and enabled to help in their child's development.

 
Checked: September 2006