As a caregiver, you are likely to encounter challenges dealing with memory or mental health disorders at some point in your caregiving journey, in addition to providing physical care. One in five people in the United States experience mental illness.
Memory and mental illness conditions impact the way people think, behave, and interact with others and encompass numerous disorders varying in severity and frequency of episodes. Many people who suffer from them may not look ill or as if anything is wrong, while others appear confused, agitated, or withdrawn. Learn more about how to help your family member or others with memory or mental illness disorders.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Behaviors Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a problem of not being able to focus (inattentiveness), being overactive (hyperactivity), not being able to control behavior (impulsivity), or a combination of these beyond the normal age-ability of the individual. It affects both children and adults and is on the increase. Treatment Treatment …
Schizophrenia Behaviors Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness, though not common, is well known due to its aggressive and bazaar exhibitions of behavior at times. A person with Schizophrenia feels unable to control their emotions or behaviors as if someone else has power over their body. To make matters worse, they often experience hallucinations and …
Conduct Disorders Primarily Affecting Children Conduct Disorder Behaviors Conduct disorders that primarily affect children fall under category one. One of those conditions is actually called Conduct Disorders. Children who demonstrate behaviors like the following that diagnosis. act aggressively toward other people or animals (i.e., bullying, threatening behaviors, violence, using weapons, animal cruelty, forced sexual …
What Type of Social Situations Cause Problems for Individuals with Autism? Understanding autistic behavior requires insight into the challenges they face dealing with social interactions. Social issues are one of the most common symptoms in all types of ASD. People with ASD do not have just social “difficulties” like shyness. The social issues they have …
Autism Treatment Options There are many different types of treatments available. For example, auditory training, discrete trial training, vitamin therapy, anti-yeast therapy, facilitated communication, music therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and sensory integration. The different types of treatments can generally be broken down into the following categories: Behavior and Communication Approaches Dietary Approaches Medication …
Mental Health Problems Misunderstood by Public The public often misunderstands the nature of mental illness due to the lack of information shared on the subject by the psychiatric community. An individual with psychological “problems” lived on society’s fringe for decades and continues to do so today. They are an invisible group except for the caregivers …
Difficulty in One Area of Learning Learning Disorders fall under intellectual disabilities as a subgroup. Having a learning disorder means that a child has difficulty in one or more areas of learning. The learning limitation, however, has no impact on overall intelligence or motivation to learn. Examples of common learning disorders include: Dyslexia – …
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Intellectual Disabilities Struggle with Learning and Communication An injury, disease, or problem in the brain occurring before birth or after birth up to eighteen usually causes intellectual disabilities. Individuals with intellectual disabilities struggle when trying to learn new things or communicate their thoughts or needs. Broad Spectrum of Disabilities Just as communication and learning …
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Children Mimic Speech Children learn language by mimicking what they hear. They pick up language skills best during their early childhood years before age five when their brains grow the most. Parents can help their children learn language skills by Mimicking the baby’s first sounds and gestures back to it helps the baby learn how …
Cerebral Palsy Movement, Balance, Posture Cerebral Palsy (Cerebral=brain, Palsy=muscle weakness) is a term used to describe several childhood motor disabilities that affect movement, balance, and posture. Associated Conditions In addition to challenges posed by muscle weakness related to movement and posture, associated conditions such as intellectual disabilities, seizures, vision, hearing, or speech impairments, changes …
