Thank you for the question. I am also a mother of three. That is where my research work and personal life intersect.
That is a very important question because we need to use very different approaches for young children as compared to older children. A two-year-old can't verbalize what has happened to him or what he feels. A two-year-old can't say he has a headache, for instance, that he feels dizzy or confused.
Just last week, our lab launched a whole series of free tools that we have developed specifically for that population. We give parents and educators tools so they can recognize what's happening by observing the child's behaviour.
If a two-year-old has a headache, for example, he might rub his head or hold his head to show that it hurts. That is just one example, but I think it illustrates the need for different tools at different ages. It underlines once again the complexity of concussions and head injuries.
So we absolutely need a plan and tools for everyone, for all ages. We need different strategies and different tools for all ages, and that requires us to develop, validate and implement them in a clinical setting.