TIE 3011 Language Disorders S2 2019 2020

Worksheet for W 11

COMMUNICATION & Caring for Persons living with Dementia (PLWD)

Deficits associated with Dementia Communication Details

Strategies
Attention M- Maximize  Attract attention
- Easily distracted attention  Avoid distraction
- Processing information is time  Conversation with one at
consuming a time

Learning & Memory E- expression and  Have a relaxed & clam

- Episodic memory deficits body language manner
- Short term memory loss  Show interest
- Difficulty in recalling names &  Smile
remembering events
Reasoning & Executive S – Simple  Sentences short &
- Poor problem solving ability simple
- Difficulty in multitasking  Give clear choices
 Break the instruction into
several

Language S – Support the  Give them time to

- Less concise conversation response
- Repetitious  Help the person find the
- Grammatical errors
words
- Language comprehension
deficits  Repeat & then rephrase
the sentence
 Give reminders of the
topic
Perceptual ability A- Assist with  Gesture & action
- Inability to recognize familiar visual aids  Show the pictures or
people object
- Have visuo-perceptual difficulty

Behavioral & psychosocial G- Get their msg  Listen sensitively for

- Mood fluctuations verbal hints
- Repetitive actions  watch their behavior &
- Confusion
non-verbal cues
Cognitive decline E- Encourage &  Interesting & familiar
- disoriented with time and place Engage topic
- lose track of points  Provide opportunities to
talk