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Connecting the Dots Breakthroughs in Communication As Alzheimer's Advances

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ISBN-10: 1572247002

ISBN-13: 9781572247000

Edition: N/A

Authors: Judith London, Jane E. Brody

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Book details

List price: $18.95
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 12/2/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Judith L. London, PhD, is a psychologist licensed in New York and California who has treated people with Alzheimer's and other dementias in public long-term care facilities for more than sixteen years. She has been adjunct professor at New York University, a stress management trainer and workshop leader, and a featured columnist on addictions. London conducts seminars on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and maintaining brain health.

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Connecting and Communicating
Making a Connection: Shall We Dance?
Where Do I Start? Setting the Stage
You Say I'm Shouting? Hearing and Visual Difficulties
But You Just Said That! Beyond Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
Did You Hear the One About...? Styles of Communication
What Have I Lost? More about Loss and Forgetfulness
Who Can I Turn To? Prayer, Song, and Spiritual Connection
I Feel So Troubled: Anxiety and Depression
Who are You Talking To? Dealing with Delusions
How Do I Look? Appearance Still Counts
But Where Do I Go? Memory Inconsistencies
How Do I Say Good-Bye? Leaving Until the Next Time
Deliving Deeper
Back to Basics: About Alzheimer's and Dementia
More on Memory: The Good News
How Do I Get My Loved One to Change? Managing Ordinary to Challenging Behavior
How about You? Care for the Caregiver
I Have a Voice Inside: A Note of Thanks
Appendix
Glossary of Terms
Recommended Resources
References