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Ann has dementia
- Authors:
- HOLLINS Sheila, BLACKMAN Noelle, ELEY Ruth
- Publisher:
- Beyond Words
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 104p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This easy read book notes that people with intellectual disabilities, and especially those with Down’s Syndrome, tend to develop dementia ten years or so earlier than those without, plus it can be harder to diagnose. In this book “Ann” becomes forgetful and does things that start to worry her friends, like putting the milk in the washing machine and going to the shops wearing her nightdress. She visits the doctor and is diagnosed with dementia. Ann’s GP and supporter try to provide the right care for her at home in the early days of her dementia. However, Ann becomes so confused that she eventually moves into residential care. This book is suitable for either a person with an intellectual disability who has dementia themselves, or when a friend or family member does. It outlines basic details of the condition, and presents ways of dealing with these issues.