In this episode, intermediary Maija Siren talks to highly specialist speech & language therapist, Sarah Gibbin about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and some of the impacts the condition can have on communication. Maija brings an intermediary’s perspective to the conversation, considering how the ‘hidden disabilities’ a person with a mild or moderate TBI may have could affect them in legal proceedings. 

Sarah is a senior speech & language therapist with specialist post-graduate training in communication disorders post traumatic brain injury and acquired swallowing disorders. Sarah has worked across a range of hospital and community settings and now works part-time in the NHS, and recently completed a Masters in Research (Communication Disorders). Sarah also works as an expert witness for medico-legal cases, via Somek & Associates, providing specialist speech & language therapy assessment and reports required for court proceedings. 

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