Traumatic Brain Injury

Children and adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at high risk for impairments in pragmatic language and social communication more broadly. In this chapter, we provide an overview of epidemiology and outcomes after traumatic brain injury as a context for the study of pragmatics in this group. We then consider models of pragmatics in TBI, and their use in theory and clinical practice, and review findings from illustrative studies in children and adults. Finally, we discuss new approaches to the study of pragmatics in children and adults with TBI, and consider how these approaches can inform research and clinical practice.