What are some of the real-world consequences of problems with social judgment and appropriate social behaviour?
• Being rejected by other people after behaving inappropriately. Our society would never blame someone with a stroke for talking differently after the stroke, but generally, our society doesn’t recognize that social behaviour problems can be brain-based. Parts of the brain are specialized for processing social and emotional information. When those areas are damaged, as they can be in TBI, socially inappropriate behavior is a neurological consequence of the damage. The person may have trouble reading social cues, inhibiting impulses, or being aware that their behavior is inappropriate. This doesn’t mean the person can’t learn to control the behavior, but they need very specific rehabilitation to address this. In the early stages, often people with TBI really can’t help it. It’s not just a matter of will power. It’s a matter of needing the right kind of rehabilitation and support. • Marital disruption. In Oct. 2009, at a Brain Injury Association conference in Denver, Tina Trudel from the
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