Peter is a young single man. He owns his own home, which he shares with his parents, living in a detached flat in the backyard. He sustained a traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle accident when he was 19, which has resulted in a range of cognitive impairments that severely compromise his capacity to relate independently in the social world, as well as manage his own care. Prior to his injury, Peter was an apprentice fitter and turner. He now receives a disability support pension and purchased his home from his insurance settlement. A financial adviser manages his funds. He is unable to drive a car, so he relies on his mother to drive him or uses taxis, as public transport is not available in the semi-rural area where he lives. He describes himself as lonely; his dream is to find ‘that special person’.

Peter has not made friends through the community access service, which provides him some support, although for many others the service is their major source of friends. He rarely attends the actual premises. From Peter's perspective, and despite having brain injury in common, he finds little to share with the other consumers.