Sheila said, in response to alstro: figuring out a way to enable them to cope with something that had been a challenge
And it seemed to me that this item deserves a thread of its own with tips and tricks for all kinds of things. I’ll offer a few from my own efforts with family:
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My sister can’t distinguish her shoes from one another, leading to many instances of shoes on the wrong feet. When she was 45 years old, we learned to draw a smiley face in her shoes. It isn’t perfect, but it helps her get her shoes on correctly much more frequently than before.
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My daughter has extra-bendy joints. One of the problems that leads to is being unable to push a difficult electronic button (like those that you find on a stove) without pain. She was asking me to do it for her when she was 15. A one-minute discussion identified the problem – and then a solution. Use the end of a wooden spoon to push the buttons.
Anyone else have little tips or tricks to offer?
ThyPeace, has done a million little things like this in her life, as I’m sure we all have.
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figuring out a way to enable them to cope with something that had been a challenge
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And it seemed to me that this item deserves a thread of its own with tips and tricks for all kinds of things. I’ll offer a few from my own efforts with family:
Great idea to develop that. And in a way we do this all through our lives, but it’s more challenging when we’re dealing with impaired family members at home, or little kids who aren’t operating on objective logic.
Does your daughter have Ehlers-Danlos? My daughter is on that spectrum, and has lax joints. When she was quite young, before we had any idea that she had lax joints, she got very involved in gymnastics. And she has paid for it ever since with joint pain.
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My husband’s been eating less lately. While searching for ways to encourage more eating, I ran across a tip that red plates help people with dementia (at least ALZ) eat more. I have plastic picnic plates that I also used for the grandchildren when they were younger. He does seem to prefer the red-orange plate.
http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/2014/08/red-plates-for-eatin…
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She meets the flexibility criteria for it. She also has POTS and a variety of other things. She has not had the genetic testing to see if she has one of the complex forms; at this point they think it’s just the hypermobility stuff. DD has also been involved in gymnastics, but the POTS limited her ability to do it in the end (as it limits her ability to do a lot of things). Sorry to hear of your daughter’s joint pain. It’s tough stuff.
ThyPeace, watching my own kid’s dreams disappear in puffs of lost time and ability. But we’re going to a Harry Styles concert on Friday in spite of it all so there’s that.
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