TBI Disability And The Media

People who have a disability arising from a TBI are often confronted with distinctly different challenges than people with similar impairments arising from other causes. In large part, this is due to the nature of the injury itself. In order to help people with a TBI, it is essential to have a broad understanding of the physical processes of injury and recovery, the possible impact on brain functions, and the outcomes that may result – for the individual, the family and society as a whole.

Lack of information is one problem; another is that people frequently have misinformation about head injury. This is partly due to media images that create misconceptions about the long-term effects of a head injury. In addition, recent research challenges former assumptions about recovery. Therefore, it is important to correct, wherever possible, these sorts of misconceptions in order to effectively meet the needs of people with a TBI.