First of all, it does sound like rest would help. I did not rest for the first couple of weeks after my concussion because I didn't think I could afford to. In the end, I made my symptoms so much worse that I have been off work for four months. The kind of rest they are talking about is not so much physical rest as BRAIN rest, which involves little to no reading, thinking, etc. The sooner you can give your brain a solid chunk of this, the sooner you can start to improve.

Also, have you had your vision tested? I recently had a vision efficiency evaluation and started vision therapy, which seems to be helping with reading, computer work and other visual tasks. You can find optometrists familiar with brain injuries at *edit*

Good luck. I know it is so frustrating to not be able to do as you planned, but in the end it may be better to take some time off so that you can go back at full strength than to try to continue limping along indefinitely.

Eowyn