Blossoming Into Disability Culture Following Traumatic Brain Injury: The Lotus Arising

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Endorsements
Half Title
Series
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Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Planting the Seed: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
	1 Setting the Context
Trek One Budding through Non-Ideal Conditions: Off-Road: Years 1 and 2 Post-TBI: Changes in Self-Perception: Loss of My Old Self
	2 Potholes: Diagnosis and Evolving Symptoms
	3 Stepping Stones: Speech Language Therapy
	4 Lost in the Alleyway: Impact of Awareness
	5 The Broken Path: Hallmarks of Communication
Trek Two Rising through Mud and Adversity: The Rocky Road: Years 3 and 4 Post-TBI: Changes in Interpersonal Relationships: Re-identification
	6 Not a Throughway: Intellect, Emotionality, Control of Behavior
	7 Lost Trailways: Relationships and Loss of Identity
	8 Finding a Footpath: Rehabilitation and My Life Coach
	9 Unearthing Stepping Stones: Learning to Read and Write
	10 Road to Recovery: Beginning of Self-Discovery
	11 Road to Recovery: Beginning of Re-identification
	12 Taking a Toll Road: Concurrent Mental Health Issues
	13 Speed Bumps: Co-morbidity with TBI and PTSD
	14 Ruts in the Road: Reckoning with Anger
	15 Breakdown Lane: Impatient rehabilitation
Trek Three Petals Opening One by One: Changing Lanes: Years 5 and 6 Post-TBI: Changes in Philosophy of Life: Acceptance of My New Life
	16 At the Cross Roads: Spiritual Crisis
	17 Staying the Course: Transcending My Story
	18 In the Right Lane: Moving Forward
Trek Four Ultimately Blossoming in the Sun: Paving a Way: Years 7 and Beyond Post-TBI: Toward New Growth: Hope
	19 Opening Passageways: Discovering Insight, Value and Growth
	20 Trail Blazing onto a Steady Path: Blossoming into Disability Culture
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Index