Thinking Aloud as Strategy for Short-Term Memory Challenges
Suggestion; Tell yourself (aloud) … then tell yourself again.
Category Archives: Dementia Symptom Tips
Hallucination Types
Tru here, Recently asked about hallucinations. My super-simple explanation is that, when primary cause is dementia, hallucinations are NOT like day-dreams or night-dreams. They are day-or-night REALITY: “Reality” shows have become a popular thing, but is it “reality”? We see commercials, rewind to get a missed comment, etc. It is not reality. You didn’t feel […]
Reading Clocks
Digital clocks require ability to subtract, and … i am losing those abilities.
Change in Lighting Needs
Tru here. SunLight is very important to me. i designed this house for maximum benefit of daylight. All exterior walls have loads of windows, and doors are clear glass, along with a glass-enclosed wrap-around porch, … but, until dementia symptoms arrived, at night i needed it very dark. Before dementia symptoms i needed it very […]
Verbal Greetings
Greetings can be very confusing …
Learned from Power Outage
the main issue was LIGHT …
Verbal Comprehension Strategies Part 3
My challenges with verbal comprehension have continued and intensified. So husband and i have some current coping strategies, but we are definitely hoping more strategies will show up soon.
Alone for a Week
With messages from my sister, and my Dementia Mentors’ pals to keep me company on video conversations, all-in-all, i thought the week went well …
Effective Listening for Partnership
EFFECTIVE Listening is crucial to good partnering (of any type).
Context of Appearance
THANK you for investing the time and energy in Learning more about the situation, then finding strategies
