Oliver,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. I'm sorry to hear about your daughter's struggles. Her experience is not uncommon.

There are a few specialties that may be able to help her. It sounds like she may be struggling with a visual convergence insufficiency. A behavioral optometrist may be able to help her with prism glasses and other treatments. When she tries to use a computer or watch TV, she could try it with one eye closed. If that helps, it would suggest convergence is a problem.

She also may benefit from a thorough vestibular assessment. A vestibular therapist would do this. Some may need a referral from an Ear Nose and Throat doctor. A hearing and balance clinic may be able to help.

Many suffer a subtle upper neck injury and benefit from gentle therapy (physical, physio or gentle chiropractic ) to help the cervical vertebra stay in proper alignment. She should be discipline to sleep and rest with good straight head and neck posture. Bed rest can make this difficult as one tosses and turns.

Bed rest is not helpful at this point. A low stress environment is important. She needs to have enough low stress activity to support good blood flow in her brain. She needs to maintain a normal sleep schedule so she sleeps well. Napping or bed rest during the day makes it hard to get the proper sleep she needs at night.

Many of us benefit from good brain nutrition. We have a vitamins and supplements regimen posted in the stickies at the top labeled, Vitamins. Read the whole first post and the updated post linked. The B-12, D-3, fish oil are the most important.

Gentle walks are good. If there is a manual activity she can do such as art, knitting, crocheting, etc. That will be good. The hands cannot work faster than a struggling brain can handle. But, she needs to keep her brain active with some kind of low stress activities. Mental activities should be minimized or done in short sessions with frequent breaks.

This is a hard time. We understand. In time, she will improve like she did in the past.

It may help to keep a journal of daily activities and symptoms so she can learn what her triggers and activity limitations are. Activities on a Thursday can cause a delayed onset of symptoms on Friday. This is common.

Please feel free to ask us or tell us anything. We have heard it all.

My best to you and your family.