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Dementia brings many challenges, not least its ability to disrupt effective communication. The quality of communication plays a major role in how well people li

WINNER of the 2021 British Association for Applied Linguistics Book prize It is well recognized that when people are living with a dementia, effective communica

Losing the ability to communicate can be a frustrating and difficult experience for people with dementia, their families and carers. As the disease progresses,

Based on: Can do activities for adults with Alzheimer's disease: strength-based communication and programming / Eileen Eisner. Pro-Ed. c2001.

"This book asks why that is. What is it about communication, as a human social and cognitive practice, that makes it so difficult to manage the disruptions caus