Posts Tagged ‘Executive Skills’
Can Blue Blue Christmas and Hanukkah Come From Dementia ?
Why do so many desperate adult children get care managers on the phone and howl about Mom or Dad? There are a million bad reasons,but the physical basis for all of this misery in an elder is often a loss of executive function and IADL’s and ADL’s
Read MoreWhy Does The Loss of IADL’s Cause That Blue Blue Christmas and Hanukkah ?
It takes IADLs- (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) meal planning, shopping, plus ambulation to the person in charge of the holiday to pull it off. Older people Then add depression – widowhood, loss and you have the challenges of aging in managing this entire titanic ritual.
The holidays are a disaster for another neurological reason. Mom or Dad’s Executive skills have crashed just like a computer.
Read MoreAging Mom Can’t Manage The Holiday ? IADL’s & Executive Skills Lost To Make Her Lose Her Crown
It takes left side of your brain executive skills, plan and organize, remember details, do things based on your experience. Holidays are often done on auto pilot –recalling all the jobs that must be done year after year. It also takes Also IADLs- (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) meal planning, shopping, plus ambulation. Then add depression – widowhood, loss and you have the challenges of aging in managing this entire ritual.
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