ServiceDog Training for “Pill Watch” Task
Training for how to respond when a pill drops on the floor.
Category Archives: Dementia Symptom Tips
Home of the Heart
… How about YOU ?? …
New Time Allocations
re-evaluation of values and priorities
Thinking Aloud as Strategy for Short-Term Memory Challenges
Suggestion; Tell yourself (aloud) … then tell yourself again.
Hallucination Intro: Types of Hallucinations
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.
