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Old 10-20-2015, 03:53 PM
chasann chasann is offline
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If you are able to read, may I recommend a book called Brainlash by Gail Denton. Tis an easy read, full of excellent advice but best of all is that it makes you feel not so alone, and understood. You can just pick out chapters which apply to you. Am slowly picking my way through it as I am now a slow reader, and take effort to assimilate info.

Re speech. Found that by not caring re stutter, repetition, off topic, I improved but at home where I was sometimes subjected to ridicule I gave up on talking and making up for it when in the company of others.

In casual chat with friends where I did not have to think, performed better. Under questioning, or needing to use brain power whoa. Coped better by slowing everything down, by speaking slower it was as if the brain could keep up with the body - same physically too - moving quickly meant that physically I was in a space and the brain followed a bit later!

Time, has been a healer but in the interim timely and appropriate intervention helps. A speech therapist versed in brain injury might be a good place to start and a neuro-psychologist.

A good therapist worth their weight in gold, finding one can be another matter.

Best of, but don't ever give up. And come back here time and time again, amazing what you will learn and best of all YOU ARE NOT ALONE amongst those who know and understand PCS.

Perhaps giving friends, family and workmates info on PCS could be helpful. Maybe this is where neuro talk members could give you heads up on suggested sites, my battery running low so will have a crack at this another day when my energy restored.
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