A 16-Year-Old Male Student Gets a Concussion After Being Hit

Multiple Choice

A 16-year-old male student gets a concussion after being hit by a soccer ball in the head during a game. His physician clears him to attend school, but recommends with his ongoing headaches to delay a return to sports. Because the student uses sports as a coping strategy for his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the occupational therapist is consulted to:

A) Develop an adapted helmet for wearing during soccer play
B) Identify safer coping strategy alternatives to remain active, such as swimming
C) Refer the student to a psychologist for additional medications to manage ADHD
D) Recommend no activity until the student fully recovers