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Frontal-Temporal Lobe Traumatic Brain Injury

The Frontal-Temporal Brain Injury Community

Welcome to The Frontal-Temporal Lobe Traumatic Brain Injury Community, a supportive forum.

WHO is this community for? People affected by frontal or temporal lobe traumatic brain injury (tbi) in one or more of the following ways: has a frontal or temporal tbi, interact with someone who has that, relevant medical professionals, students, and those simply interested in making a positive difference in the lives of those affected by that.

WHAT are this community's goals? Bringing individuals together to communicate with each other, discuss relevant topics, and share resources, support, and inspiration.

HOW does this community reach its goals? This community strives to look beyond labels and other societal barriers, and help people connect on an individual basis. We are more similar than different, and there is usually some way we can relate to each other, if we look for it. We are all on life's journey together, and it is this shared, yet unique, characteristic that allows us to help one another. This is a space for everyone, regardless of specific life circumstances, to fit in, participate, and make a beneficial contribution.

Enjoy this community. Feel free to tell others about this community. If you have any suggestion on how this community can be improved, please send your suggestion to the community's owner. Please read Tips for Communicating with People with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) before joining this community.

As a reminder, for your benefit, please review LiveJournal's Online Safety Tips.

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Helpful Links
• Tips for Communicating with People with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Diagnosing Brain Injury
• Frontal Lobe Function
• Temporal Lobe Function
• Play It Safe - Protect yourself while doing your favorite activity
• Hard Facts About Helmets

Links to Subject-Based Community Posts
These are links to news and experiences which are common to frontal or temporal lobe tbi. If you want to add your community post to this list, you can send a request to the community owner. If the post is old and you want to re-introduce its topic for further discussion in a new post, it is best to reference the original post to point out past insights.
• New Test for Brain Injury on Horizon
• Creating New Neurons in Adults
• Tips for Handling Negative Impacts of Perseveration (Uncontrollable Repetition) • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) • Retrograde Amnesia

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