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'Why are my friends changing?' Explaining dementia to people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- LYNGAARD Henrik, ALEXANDER Natasha
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 32(1), March 2004, pp.30-34.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article is based on group work with people with learning difficulties who were residents in a group home and had expressed bewilderment at the gradual changes they were witnessing in two of their housemates with dementia. Explains how using a wide range of visual aids, equipment, role plays and exercises, the researchers sought to make the explanation of dementia as accessible and concrete as possible. The group also provided a forum for the residents to talk about the effects of living with others who develop dementia. Evaluation showed how a relatively short intervention can result in positive changes for both the people with learning disabilities who develop dementia and their peers.