The point you raised at the beginning about there being essentially no movies that depict the TBI experience in any accurate or nuanced way — was something I had never thought about. And so, once again, your shining a light on things many of us are just not aware of.
And it’s especially interesting for me because I now work as a disability support worker and I often get so frustrated by the way people-who-just-don’t-understand talk about people with disabilities. And so while I imagine most movies would create some bastardisation of the experience— I guess, anything to help open people’s eyes has gotta be better than nothing.
Also, the impressionists paintings metaphor was another wonderful way to capture your experience in an accessible way.
I was so hoping that this series would give you insights for your work, and I’ve always suspected that your work brings an extra layer of understanding and compassion to your reading experience of my stuff. I’m so glad. I hope you’ll write sometime about how you chose this work.
And yes, when it’s an attempt to shed light, not cut us down even more, almost anything helps. Thank you so much for being here and letting me know how this stuff lends for you!
Your series has definitely helped with insights into my work. I find myself trying as much as possible to think about how some of the guys I work with are experiencing the situation we’re in, and to try give them more time to do things that I’d expect to be done quicker etc.
I’m sure I will write about my work at some point, I have had many ideas for such topics, just a timing thing I guess.
The point you raised at the beginning about there being essentially no movies that depict the TBI experience in any accurate or nuanced way — was something I had never thought about. And so, once again, your shining a light on things many of us are just not aware of.
And it’s especially interesting for me because I now work as a disability support worker and I often get so frustrated by the way people-who-just-don’t-understand talk about people with disabilities. And so while I imagine most movies would create some bastardisation of the experience— I guess, anything to help open people’s eyes has gotta be better than nothing.
Also, the impressionists paintings metaphor was another wonderful way to capture your experience in an accessible way.
Great piece Alexx :)
I was so hoping that this series would give you insights for your work, and I’ve always suspected that your work brings an extra layer of understanding and compassion to your reading experience of my stuff. I’m so glad. I hope you’ll write sometime about how you chose this work.
And yes, when it’s an attempt to shed light, not cut us down even more, almost anything helps. Thank you so much for being here and letting me know how this stuff lends for you!
Your series has definitely helped with insights into my work. I find myself trying as much as possible to think about how some of the guys I work with are experiencing the situation we’re in, and to try give them more time to do things that I’d expect to be done quicker etc.
I’m sure I will write about my work at some point, I have had many ideas for such topics, just a timing thing I guess.
Thanks Alexx :)
That’s so cool. 🥰 I look forward to reading that, like all your stuff. You’re most welcome!