Connecting the Dots: Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances

London PhD, Judith

ISBN 10: 1572247002 / ISBN 13: 9781572247000

Editore: New Harbinger Publications, 2009

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Titolo: Connecting the Dots: Breakthroughs in ...

Casa editrice: New Harbinger Publications

Data di pubblicazione: 2009

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: Good

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Riassunto:

If you have a loved one in the middle or late stages of Alzheimer's disease, you know how frustrating and difficult it can be to communicate. This is especially the case when your loved one experiences dementia. But it's not impossible to maintain a real relationship with your friend or family member, even as his or her Alzheimer's advances.

In more than sixteen years of work with Alzheimer's patients and their families, author Judith London has learned how to 'connect the dots' of scattered information offered by people with Alzheimer's so that loved ones can understand the depth of feeling still present in them. Connecting the Dots reveals London's practical techniques for decoding the language of Alzheimer's to improve communication. With this book as your guide, you can better navigate your relationship with your loved one and keep a meaningful connection.

Although there is no cure for Alzheimer's,this book will help you improve your loved one's quality of life.

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Half the people with Alzheimer's disease are in the middle to late stages. The accepted notion of the medical establishment is that it is impossible to communicate with these individuals, and family members and friends should give up hope of being able to salvage a real relationship. By working with Alzheimer's patients and their families for more than sixteen years, author Judith London has learned that this is false, and, in fact, people can learn how to 'connect the dots' of scattered information offered by people with Alzheimer's and maintain a sense of connection with their loved ones. "Connecting the Dots" shows readers how to reach the minds and hearts of these. Compelling and inspiring anecdotes from the author's work reveal the depth of feeling and insight still present in advanced Alzheimer's patients. After each anecdote, the author explains the technique she used to draw meaning from the Alzheimer's patient's communication, then shows readers how to use it with their loved ones.