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🧠The Invisible Wounds: Why TBI's Social Impact Matters More Than We Think
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We live in a culture obsessed with visible recovery. The triumphant athlete returning to the field. The accident victim learning to walk again. The before-and-after photos that make us believe healing is linear and observable. But what happens when the most devastating injuries are the ones we can't see?
I've been thinking about this after diving deep into research on traumatic brain injury (TBI), and I'm struck by how profoundly we misunderstand what recovery really means. We've built entire narratives around physical rehabilitation while largely ignoring the social and communication devastation that follows brain injury—impacts that research suggests are often more devastating than the physical trauma itself.
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Chapters
1. 🧠The Invisible Wounds: Why TBI's Social Impact Matters More Than We Think (00:00:00)
2. Physical Changes and Brain Damage (00:01:56)
3. Measuring TBI Severity (00:03:23)
4. Demographics and Causes (00:04:42)
5. Cognitive Challenges After TBI (00:05:43)
6. Social and Communication Impacts (00:10:24)
7. Assessment Methods and Tools (00:15:09)
8. Rehabilitation and Treatment Evidence (00:16:32)
9. The Crucial Role of Communication Partners (00:19:06)
10. Research Methodology and Single-Case Designs (00:21:22)
11. Key Takeaways and Hope for Recovery (00:22:39)
12. Closing Reflections (00:25:10)
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