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This section is designed
to help you cope with your daily life
- Keep a notebook, diary or calendar.
Write down important things
- A daily or weekly timetable
can be very useful
- Add notes as you think of them
- Put reminders where you will
see them, a note on the door to remind you to lock it, put out
the rubbish or turn off the cooker
- Use an alarm to remind you
of important appointments
- Develope security routines
to lock the house at night or when you go out
- Have smoke alarms fitted and
gas detectors fitted
- Keep important things in the
same place, such as money, keys & glasses
- Develope routines and do things
in the same order each time
- A daily newspaper provides
today's date
- Put labels or pictures on cupboards
and draws to remind you where things are
- List important telephone numbers
by the phone, use the phones memory or buy a picture phone where
buttons are replaced by pictures of people
- Keep the skills you have, use
routines & activities to re-inforce these skills
- Do not rush things or feel
pressured into completing something
- Do not be afraid to say that
you have forgotten what was said or that you do not understand.
Ask questions
- You may have forgotten the
word you want to use, come back to it later
- Try to express your thoughts
and feelings, letting others know your emotions helps them to
help you
- If you feel uncomfortable in
a crowd & do not understand what is being said, say so.
Often 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 conversations are easier to follow
- Be happy, if you are not -
say so & try to explain why
- Use ID cards with emergency
contact information for both sufferers & carers
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