There are times when simple, or not so simple, actions, or sensory experiences can overload my brain and it shuts down. When this happens the best thing for me is to go and lie down in a quiet and dark room. However, I know in a day care setting this would be frowned upon as a waste of my time, and a waste of the cost of my care.
But, if I don’t lie down my behaviour would become challenging: swearing, irritability etc because my basic needs were not being catered for. This would eventually lead to exclusion, or worse a chemical cosh.
I would like day care professionals to read this and learn from a person with dementia, not a sufferer! More on that in another blog.
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