My first day at NCEP went pretty well. I spent the first hour there talking with the case manager and signing paperwork. By the time we were done, it was already lunch time...One hour break, got to meet with a lot of the staff and other people in the program. I must say that I'm much more humble and blessed that my injury was not more severe. Some of the people there were in a pretty bad way.

Nobody else there has the problems that I do...as far as getting overstimulated fast. Every one seemed to function very well in groups and watching TV. Its frustrating...because I have nobody to relate to.

I was doing well until I was given some cognitive activities to do (letter search, math and a bill paying activity)...then it was overload city. They were okay with me taking closed eye breaks to regain my composure. Strangely, I was the only person doing this. Every one else seemed fine...

At the end of the day, I was in a group of about 10 people. We watched a video about cars and were asked questions (kinda like a memory game) about the cars, like the color, model, etc. I spent most of the video with my eyes closed because the television was overloading me. Again, I was the only person doing this.

I'm home now...completely spaced out. It was a very intense day. Tomorrow they will really see how bad I am cognitively after a day full of activity.

Nick