A book recommendation

[Broken_Doll]

Hey Brainiacs

I thought I’d share a book recommendation for those with executive dysfunction due to frontal lobe injury. This includes difficulties such as focus of attention, planning/organisation, impulse control etc.

I have personally found this book extremely helpful.

Emma x

[Marnie22]

Interesting. I haven't been able to read a book since my injury, but I may well have a go at this one.🌸🌞

[Broken_Doll in reply to Marnie22]

Aww sorry to hear that Marnie,

I used to really struggle myself and had to use line rulers and even coloured acetate (for college work), the same as used for people with dyslexia. A lot of the strategies to manage dyslexia can help with brain injury too.

I hope you manage to read again one day 💗

[Marnie22 in reply to Broken_Doll]

Thank you. It's not any visual problems that stop me reading, it's working memory. When I read a paragraph, (even a short one,) I can't keep the main point in my head, so when I get to the next paragraph, I can't follow or link the ideas together. It's particularly aggravating for me as my degree is in English language and literature but I can't enjoy reading any more. I can't even manage newspaper articles.

I haven't found anything that helps with this yet.😮🌸

[Pairofboots in reply to Marnie22]

Nine years on and this remains a problem for me, holding on to the thread. It has improved slightly, I used to have to read backwards and forwards over and over, now unless particularly complicated, I can go back to check my understanding.

Funny shorter sentences, like you find on form's, I have more problems with, but that could be a false sense of security with, at face value, appears to be simple.

[Marnie22 in reply to Pairofboots]

It's good to hear from someone who knows what I mean as I haven't come across anyone else with this problem before. I find it very irritating as it makes reading anything so tiring (cognitively) that I can't face it unless it's really important.

🌸😮

[Pairofboots in reply to Marnie22]

Do you sometimes find that you read something that doesn't make sense, so you read it over and over, only to find that you have got the main word in the sentence wrong.

I tend to read out loud, I think that hearing what I read can help when I get the word wrong. It was better when I was married, my ex would sometimes question what I had said. The dogs don't tend to help.

📖😂

[Marnie22 in reply to Pairofboots]

I couldn't believe it when you mentioned another of my problems in this area - getting the main word in a sentence wrong! I try to see the funny side in this - I have misread sentences and sometimes seen them as quite weird or rude until I figure out where I went wrong. Trouble is, with my memory I can't remember the funny examples to mention to you!!

It's a shame your dogs aren't helping out with this, have you tried bribing them with a dog treat?!!🐕

[Pairofboots in reply to Marnie22]

The blooming dogs are PAW reader's.

I used to see the funny side when it was pointed out to me. But one my own, I just think "donut" !

I find humour difficult to understand, I know what I should find funny, but I seem to have had my funny bone removed. I can't remember when I found something funny just because it is funny.

It's only the last couple of years I have been able to understand emotion. Prior to that, everything was flat, a bit like everything being battleship grey.

Friends are often surprised when I tell them, they say that I post a lot of funny thing on Facebook. That is only because I recognise what should be funny.

Someone one here said that I have a good sense of humour, I didn't say different, who am I to argue.

I tend to avoid comedy's on TV or even reruns that I have watched prior to my hiccup. If I could remember, I'd be very knowledgeable, because I mainly watch documentaries, or historical drama (how I used to hate the latter!)

Well BI or not, we all have our querks and oddities, we are all wired differently. The world would be a dull place if we were all the same, either that or we would all be constantly in hysterics. 😃

[leila65]

Thanks for the recommendation. Emma I will get it as it mat help my son or me to help him. X

[Broken_Doll in reply to leila65]

Hi Leila65,

You are very welcome & hope it is useful for you. It’s very easy to read (small paragraphed sections) and not too overwhelming.

Best wishes

X

[FridayS]

Thank you! Will definitely take a look x

[Broken_Doll in reply to FridayS]

You’re very welcome FridayS x

[Elenor3]

Oh my goodness - that’s very timely for me thank you. x

[Broken_Doll in reply to Elenor3]

Bless you Elenor3,

You are very welcome and I hope you are doing okay? X

[FlowerPower62]

Just ordered the book, thank you x