• Trying to communicate with a person who has AD can be a challenge.
• Try to reduce background noise, such as from the TV or radio, when speaking.
• Gain the listener's attention before you begin talking.
• Choose simple words and short sentences and use a gentle, calm tone of voice when communicating with a person with Alzheimer's disease.
• Avoid talking to the person with Alzheimer's disease like a baby or talking about the person as if he or she weren't there.
• Speak naturally. Speak at a normal rate, not too fast or too slow.
• Use pauses to give the person time to process what you're saying.
• Minimize distractions and noise-such as the television or radio-to help the person focus on what you are saying.
• Use a gentle and relaxed tone of voice, as well as friendly facial expressions.
• Frame questions and instructions in a positive way.
• Give simple, brief one-step directions.
• Ask only one question at a time.
• If the listener has difficulty understanding what you're saying, find a different way of saying it.
• Allow enough time for a response.
• Be attentive when they are communicating to you.
  

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