Acquired Brain Injury Success
Things That Have Worked For Me
Be okay with failure, just try again until you get it - Partial Success Is Still Success
Have Fun, it is one of the best ways to learn - SMILE and ENJOY
Commit to what you start - If you sign up for a class or whatever it is, put 100% effort into it. - If you half-ass it, you only get back what you put in.
Try new things, and get out of the house
Listen to music, it may make your toes wiggle. Try to sing or dance
Show up early and be prepared
You don't have to do it, You get to do it
Need Help?
Acquired Brain Injury Support Services
Transportation
Medical Services
Legal Assistance
Educational Accommodations
Self Advocacy
Support Groups
My Approach
I am not an expert, I am just another survivor trying to help my fellow survivors grow and thrive. I wish there was a place I could find all the support and assistance available in San Diego, I have worked extremely hard to accomplish what I have earned academically. I have used accommodations for the last 25 years with success and failure. I decided to create a link to all the services that I have used and are available to us in our community.
A Team in Your Corner
Your Family
Your Friends
Your Community
Your Professionals
Your Fellow Survivors
Your Self
Legacy of Success
There is no better time than now.
Build a bridge and get over it.
Plan your work and work your plan.
Write it down or store it somehow.
Use a Calendar
You can't stop, it's a 24/7 job to recovery
Speak up for yourself - Advocate
The Eye In Team
Cory Loughlin
Brain Injury Survivor 1991
1993 General Education AA Cuyamaca College
1994 Microcomputer AA Degree Cuyamaca College
1995 - 1996 Communicative Disorder San Diego State University - Academically Disqualified
2010 Speech Language Pathology Assistant - AS Degree- Grossmont College
2013 American Sign Language AA Cuyamaca College
2017 Child & Adolescent Development BA @ PLNU
2020 MA Special Education Candidate @ PLNU
I have worked hard to overcome many obstacles in my life. I began my recovery at Sharp Day Treatment Outpatient in San Diego. I stayed there for around 6 months with Speech Language Pathology from Kaiser for an additional 2 years or so. I then went to the ABI Program at Mesa College for 2 years or so. During all of this rehab, I was going to college and to SDSU for Communicative Disorders degree so I could become a Speech Language Pathologist. I was not successful. I failed out of school, my priorities had a different path at the time.
After getting sober in 2006, I have been on a driven path for success. I have used strategies from the ABI Program, Speech Pathologists, and my Sharp Rehab to focus on what I want. I want to help fellow survivors. I have earned my SLPA (Speech Language Pathology Assistant) Degree from Grossmont College and a ASL (American Sign Language) Degree from Cuyamaca College. I then went to PLNU (Point Loma Nazarene University and earn my BA in Child & Adolescent Development. I have plans to earn my MA Special Education with a emphasis on Traumatic Brain Injury