Amanda Stombaugh on Raising a Young Child with a Severe Brain Injury

Amanda Stombaugh was 37 weeks pregnant when her three-year-old daughter, Ashlyn, her five-year-old son, Noah, and her husband were in a near-fatal car crash with a dump truck. Ashlyn sustained a severe brain injury and was in a medically-induced coma for 11 days.

BrainLine spoke with Amanda about how she managed through the trauma, Ashlyn’s rehabilitation, managing the behavior of a young child with a severe TBI, how to practice self-care while parenting three children, communicating with Ashlyn’s school, helping Ashlyn with social situations, and more.