It's just the way it is: Silence in ABI
Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Master of Social Science
School
School of Arts and Humanities
First Supervisor
Vicki Banham
Second Supervisor
Lucy Hopkins
Abstract
This research explores how children living with a parent with an acquired brain injury (ABI) experience a lack of understanding and support, by investigating how systems influence support for children. A single case study of an adult who as a child lived with parental ABI finds that she was silenced by discourses of adult-child relations and nuclear family roles, which meant that her experience was overlooked, and she was left unsupported and without information on ABI. This study informs methodologies for future research on silence and children, adds to the growing body of ABI research, and informs ways of supporting ABI families.
DOI
10.25958/fwze-yq21
Access Note
Access to this thesis has been embargoed until 2nd August 2024
Recommended Citation
Adams, S. S. (2023). It's just the way it is: Silence in ABI. Edith Cowan University. https://doi.org/10.25958/fwze-yq21