The NYT’s Science Section featured an interesting article today about how memory loss associated with aging might actually be recast as a widening of the attention/focus to better synthesize information rather than focus on details. This, the article tells us, is another way to define wisdom.
Might this also be true of other “losses” associated [...]
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As the population ages, the marker of “normal” in memory loss will continue to shift. There are several books out now that address the worry over memory loss in all its manifestations - from seemingly benign to the significant losses in the dementia experience. The latest entry is coming out this month from [...]
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Posted in cultural phenom, film, public education, tagged alzheimer's, alzheimer's demographics, Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter, Deborah HOffman, dementia, fear, film and dementia on May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
I was sure that when I turned in the final copy of the book to the publisher on Tuesday, that it was already out of date. I’d just given two talks at chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association, and the audiences really got what I was saying. We can no longer raise awareness of Alzheimer’s with [...]
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Don Moyer and Jenny Knauss, the folks behind Alzheimer’s Spoken Here, worked with sociologist Renee Beard and a student to pull together a mammoth literature review of all the academic citations having to do with non-pharmacological interventions in dementia care, a.k.a. the arts and creative expression.
It’s a great list - and a great way to [...]
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In the conclusion of Forget Memory, I dream of a time when advocates with/for dementia create a movement like “Act-Up” that insists on humane treatment and financing of care and research. This past Sunday, a New York Times article pointed out a similar movement starting to happen with mental illness. Can my dream be far [...]
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Judith-Kate Friedman came through Milwaukee in April to give a workshop on Songwriting Works at Luther Manor (UWM’s Center on Age & Community sponsored, along with the Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music). Friedman works with groups of people to catalyze the creation of an original song. She [...]
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I’m always trolling for news about creative expression and dementia, and came across this one today - Creativity Not Slowed by Dementia in the San Mateo Times (CA).
Enjoy.
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What an incredible conference. The New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association held its annual Early Stage Conference on May 1st at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. 350 people - a blend of professionals in dementia care, family care partners and people in the early stages of dementia–were guided by a stable of clear [...]
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