Good to know that I'm not alone. When I've had to describe my issues to others, I get the feeling that I'm being put in a box. I've had my injury since 1978 with subsequent concussions, since my brain tends to "short circuit" and have been blamed for not recognizing the problem and avoiding it before it happens. Also, the state I live in, tends to treat brain injury as if it doesn't exist. Even though Oregon is supposedly progressive, in this respect it's extremely backward and their are no services for this kind of injury.
It would be great if you could improve your production values. The talking text start is very difficult to read. Only one of you uses a minimal stimulus background, #1, #3 is OK. The rest have very stimulation intense backgrounds. Lousy microphones that allow echoes. #2, #5, and #6 have the worst echoes. #1 and #4 have tolerable echoes. Far too much stimulus for many of us. Common comments: I struggle to remember names, too. I have a poor memory, too. or other comments that minimize the impact of my struggles. We need to learn how to better define our limits. Often, we don't even understand our condition and limits. "I just can't do that" is not understandable to most. We also need to not expect others to know what to do to help us or even tolerate us. Filters, visual and audio short term memory, over-stimulation, over-attending, over-reacting/outbursts, visual and auditory processing, attention/focus, My injuries: All closed head impacts with no imageable damage, 1965-hospitalized; 1968; 1970; 1974; 1995; 2001, mild stroke. This is a good start. I have encouraged Gregg Ayotte at BIAA to establish a community forum, similar to the forum on Psych Central NeuroTalk. We can do so much by helping each others. I have never felt hurt by the comments of others. I consider them to be simply ignorant to the issues. But then, my experience started in 1965.
Thanks to all of you. I really needed to hear this today. Keep doing what you’re doing, you’re making a difference.
Good to know that I'm not alone. When I've had to describe my issues to others, I get the feeling that I'm being put in a box. I've had my injury since 1978 with subsequent concussions, since my brain tends to "short circuit" and have been blamed for not recognizing the problem and avoiding it before it happens. Also, the state I live in, tends to treat brain injury as if it doesn't exist. Even though Oregon is supposedly progressive, in this respect it's extremely backward and their are no services for this kind of injury.
It would be great if you could improve your production values. The talking text start is very difficult to read. Only one of you uses a minimal stimulus background, #1, #3 is OK. The rest have very stimulation intense backgrounds. Lousy microphones that allow echoes. #2, #5, and #6 have the worst echoes. #1 and #4 have tolerable echoes. Far too much stimulus for many of us.
Common comments: I struggle to remember names, too. I have a poor memory, too. or other comments that minimize the impact of my struggles.
We need to learn how to better define our limits. Often, we don't even understand our condition and limits. "I just can't do that" is not understandable to most. We also need to not expect others to know what to do to help us or even tolerate us. Filters, visual and audio short term memory, over-stimulation, over-attending, over-reacting/outbursts, visual and auditory processing, attention/focus,
My injuries: All closed head impacts with no imageable damage, 1965-hospitalized; 1968; 1970; 1974; 1995; 2001, mild stroke.
This is a good start. I have encouraged Gregg Ayotte at BIAA to establish a community forum, similar to the forum on Psych Central NeuroTalk. We can do so much by helping each others.
I have never felt hurt by the comments of others. I consider them to be simply ignorant to the issues. But then, my experience started in 1965.