Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Anosognosia - the official word for it!

Turns out there's an official word for "making right hand turns" - anosognosia. Its reassuring when what I've been experiencing can be explained in physiological terms.  Its all in this article - http://alzonline.phhp.ufl.edu/en/reading/Anosognosia.pdf - explanations and some helpful hints about how to do those "right hand turns" when trying to persuade the person you're trying to look after to go along with the lastest solution to the latest problem you're trying to tackle!  Lots of trying in there, huh?  Yes its trying in more ways than one! tee hee.
They explain doing "right hand turns" as :  Their remarks should be treated with respect, followed by a smooth transition to whatever tasks or activities need to occur next. Indeed - now to put it into practice!

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