Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho

greenbean9396,

Welcome to NeuroTalk, Sorry to hear of your struggles. I fully understand your school problems. I went through the same problems back in 1970-1973 while in high school in Naugatuck CT. I always though CT was slow to get up to speed with new ideas. LOL

My best advice for you is to understand your brain. With good knowledge, you can explain what the dysfunctions are from a scientific/medical perspective. If you are a high achiever, this kind of explanation may be better received.

Hopefully, the 4 hour test you had was a NeuroPsychological Assessment. The NeuroPsychologist may claim to be a concussion specialist but I am careful to trust them.

I bet you struggles are:

Difficulty focusing and following the teacher's lectures and instructions.

Difficulty memorizing information. You were probably a quick study before your concussion. Not anymore.

Easily overwhelmed leading to a feeling of brain fog or loss of connection to your environment

Difficulty completing tests to the level of achievement that you expect of yourself. You study and think you understand the material but your test results do not show it.

Difficulty with social contacts. You likely tend to misunderstand others intentions.

Others complain that you are different. Your personality has changed.

I know there are others. Tell me what you worst struggles are and I will try to help you understand them so you can explain them.

I have been there, done that, lost friends due to personality changes, grades fell due to cognitive struggles, teachers refused to accommodate my needs at all.

If you are afraid to be open in a public forum, you can email or PM me. You will need to set your UserCP (upper left in the blue bar) to allow PM's and email. Left-Click on my screen name and a PM or email link should drop down.

My best to you.