2.4 Communication Strategies: Communicating with Patients with Cognitive Communication Disorder (CCD)

This specialised guide offers strategies for communicating with individuals who have dementia and are diagnosed with cognitive communication disorder. It provides stage-specific advice, from mild to severe impairment, on using visual aids, simplifying information, and responding to emotions to ensure successful and compassionate communication.

Suitable For

Caregivers of individuals with dementia and cognitive communication disorder

Objectives

To adapt communication for the dual challenges of language and cognition.
To use stage-specific strategies that support memory, attention, and reduce anxiety.
To minimise confusion and problem behaviours during interactions.

Description

This specialised guide offers strategies for communicating with individuals who have dementia and are diagnosed with cognitive communication disorder. It provides stage-specific advice, from mild to severe impairment, on using visual aids, simplifying information, and responding to emotions to ensure successful and compassionate communication.