Activities That Stimulate Attention
General Principles: Daily
1. Establish routines
and schedules.
2. Organize environment.
3. Minimize changes.
4. Complete one task
at a time.
5. Use lists and check
off steps as completed.
6. Keep items in consistent
locations.
7. Develop a master
list of important dates organized by month. Transfer these dates to your
daily planner at the beginning of each month.
General Principles: Medical
1. Write down questions
you would like to ask your doctor as they arise.
2. During the appointment,
write down the answers to these questions.
3. Keep a chronology of
medical care. Include dates, name of physician, list of symptoms or reason
for the appointment and care/treatment provided.
4. Medications
Compensations to Aid Processing/Understanding
General Principles: Active
Listening Skills
1. Ask speaker to slow down.
2. Ask for repetition.
3. Ask for clarification.
4. Ask for additional information.
5. Paraphrase. Repeat information
in your own words.
General Principles: Reading
1. Highlight as you read.
2. Ask questions of yourself
as you are reading to ensure comprehension. (Who, what, where, When, How
and Why.)
3. Write short summary or
synopsis of the information after you read and keep it in the book for
review before the next time you pick up the book.
4. Keep a list of characters
and their descriptions in the book. Add to it as new characters are introduced
or as characters change or develop.
Using a Daily Planner to its Greatest Potential
Benefits of Using
a Daily Planner
1. Compensates for memory
deficits
2. Improves organization
3. Decreases confusion and
misunderstandings
4. Documents and accounts
for your time
5. Eliminates missed appointments
6. Helps provide schedules
and routines
How to Use Your Daily
Planner
1. Use only one system.
"Consolidate."
2. Choose a style and size
that works best for you.
3. Plan your day in advance
whenever possible.
4. List things to do and
cross them off when completed.
5. Carry it with you or
keep it in a central location at home.
General Principles: Locating
Places
1. Use written directions
whenever possible.
2. Review directions after
you write them down with whoever gave them to you.
3. Write down where you
parked your car.
4. Include descriptions
of landmarks to help with pathfinding or locating places.
General Principles: Meal
Planning
1. Keep a grocery list in
a central location. A list can be kept on the refrigerator.
2. Add to the list immediately
when items run low.
3. Take the list with you
when you shop.
4. When cooking, check off
steps or use a marker to indicate where you are in a recipe.