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While not all individuals with PD also develop dementia, it is a common comorbidity and affects the same areas of visual selective attention impaired in individuals with MCI, AD, and DLB. [ 15 ] Visual perception encompasses several component processes, including the ability to selectively attend to a relevant stimuli while being able to ...
These dementia activities utilize sensory and visual cues to gently guide seniors through their past, making them both meaningful and comforting. 5. Relive the past with classic movies and TV shows.
These individuals often rely on visual and tactile mediums for receiving and communicating information. The use of assistive technology and devices provides this community with various solutions to auditory communication needs by providing higher sound (for those who are hard of hearing), tactile feedback, visual cues and improved technology ...
Cued speech is a visual system of communication used with and among deaf or hard-of-hearing people. It is a phonemic-based system which makes traditionally spoken languages accessible by using a small number of handshapes, known as cues (representing consonants), in different locations near the mouth (representing vowels) to convey spoken language in a visual format.
A cue is some organization of the data present in the signal which allows for meaningful extrapolation. For example, sensory cues include visual cues, auditory cues, haptic cues, olfactory cues and environmental cues. Sensory cues are a fundamental part of theories of perception, especially theories of appearance (how things look).
An effect related to UB consists of the feeling that a body part is separate from the rest of the body and has a mind of its own. This set of symptoms may be related to Alien Hand Syndrome (AHS), a neurological disorder in which the subject does not acknowledge ownership of a limb when visual cues are lacking. [4]
Aided communication methods can range from paper and pencil to communication books or boards to speech generating devices (SGDs) or devices producing written output. The elements of communication used in AAC include gestures, photographs, pictures, line drawings, letters and words, which can be used alone or in combination.
Some people with dementia find they have a boost in creativity, especially within visual arts. Offering visual art as a tool for communication and self-expression can enable such individuals to find a new strength and self-confidence. [7] [8] As with music, the Alzheimer's Association notes specific guidelines for art therapy: [6]