Have you ever talked with an adult who’s confused about the year or insists they have to go to work–even though they’ve been retired for years? Maybe you tried steer…
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Five books offer insight into living the best life with dementia. While there are many kinds of dementia, most have in common that a person continues to lose bits of…
Learn to communicate better in dementia with the MESSAGE strategy from the University of Queensland. Each letter stands for a set of tips, which you can see demonstrated via YouTube…
A couple of readers recently requested information about how to help an adult with eating and drinking. One person works in a group home caring for adults with developmental disorders,…
Learn how to communicate better with people living with Lewy body dementia (LBD). LBD is the second most common progressive dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease. It’s very difficult to diagnose and…
Treating cognition in the real world can be messy, due to many factors including incomplete information and lack of resources. But even so, cognitive-communication therapy can still be effective by…
Michelle Dehgan, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S presented “The Utility of the Clock Drawing Test” at the 2018 ASHA Convention. She demonstrated three versions of the clock drawing test (CDT) and recommended…
I’ve found 24 podcasts that you may enjoy if you’re a medical speech-language pathologist (SLP) who works with adults. Podcasts have become very popular, and it’s easy to see why.…
Learn how to use spaced retrieval with errorless learning to improve memory as we work with an imaginary learner together. Spaced retrieval (SR) with errorless learning (EL) is a useful…
My case study of teaching someone to remember a cane using spaced retrieval with errorless learning generated many comments and questions about how to teach someone who has a moderate…