Defining the Newest Communication Problems
first step to find coping strategy is defining the problem
Category Archives: Communication
to Neurologists and other Specialists
Suggestions to neurologists & Film Link.
DM Vid4 Restaurant Staff
Tru here. Just finished contributing on Dementia Mentors’ teaching video for staff of restaurants seeking “Purple Table Reservations” training, so thought i would post my notes here also. More info on what those terms mean is available at Links at end of this blog entry. These first notes are in order of priority, also listing […]
Hallucinations and Forgetting
this marks the beginning of the end for my blog … Any ideas ?
EMT 4PWD communication
Professionals (especially medical professionals) need E.M.T. for direct interaction with Persons With Dementia …
Teaser from speech on Person-Centered Compensatory Strategies
You might consider how Neuro-Psych scores could help YOU tailor strategies …
Denial and One Sided Truth
I think it often does the cause of advocacy a dis-service to promote only one side of the full picture.
Learned During 2016, for dealing with my own dementia symptoms
These are things that were applicable for ME this year, so it is possible they might be helpful for someone else.)
No Meaning for Words
Newest challenge is lack of word recognition. Words flow over me and around me, but I do not recognize them.
DRT for Communication: Erase / Re-Write Problems
SUMMARY: Erase/re-write skills are malfunctioning, so I am poor at task-transition. Suggest pre-planning with steps involved. While project is on-going, whenever a change in task or physical location is going to take place, verbally state “Now (my name) we are going to change task/location …” … then pause before instructions for next step. … *** … *** … *** … DETAIL […]
