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Aphasia

Aphasia is a language disorder that affects how people communicate It happens when

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Brain Injury Myths (Adult)

Many myths about brain injury and recovery exist. Check your understanding below:

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Determining Brain Injury Severity

Predictions Predicting the impact of brain injury can be difficult. However, several indicators

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National Disability Insurance Scheme

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Post-Traumatic Amnesia (PTA)

People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience a phase in their

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Let’s talk about sex!

Talking about sex after a brain injury can feel awkward or uncomfortable, but

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Increasing opportunities for social interaction

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Video: Brain Injury Journey

Charlie talks about what may happen from injury to leaving hospital. This video may help prepare you for what you might experience

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Video: Re-Building Brain Power

Charlie talks about how you can have an impact on re-building your special persons brain power

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Video: Building independence together

Geoff talks about how he helped his partner, Marie, rebuild her independence

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Video: From injury to the Intensive Care Unit

Dave talks about his wife's brain injury and his journey up until the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

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Video: From the Intensive Care Unit onwards

Dave talks about his journey after the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

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Video: Finding brain injury information

Dave reflects on the benefits of finding the information he needed to understand what was going on

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Video: “It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon”

Liz talks about her experiences with her son's recovery and needing to take things one day at a time

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Video: The healing power of hope

Phill, Jack and Sam reflect on how hope helped them to remain positive and resilient

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Video: The impact of emotionally supporting your special person

Phill, Jack and Sam reflect on how their presence throughout their special person's recovery helped her to keep fighting and get better

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Video: There are positives if you look for them

Phill talks about his mindset and how he always looked for positives in his wife's recovery

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Video: Tips and advice when starting your brain injury journey

Dave gives his reflections on his tips and advice for others starting their brain injury journey

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Dave’s full story

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Geoff’s full story

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Phill’s full story

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Liz’s full story

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Video: Having a ‘different’ parent

Bella talks about how her dad changed after his brain injury

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Video: The importance of looking after yourself

Bella talks about the importance of looking after yourself, instead of pushing your feelings down and not addressing them

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Bella’s full story

Bella talks about her experiences after her dad had a brain injury

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Jack’s full story

Jack talks about his experiences after his mum had a brain injury

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Sam’s full story

Sam talks about his experiences after his mum had a brain injury

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Videos: Peer Survivor

3 parents talk about their experiences, their love for their family, and how family helped them get better

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