I brought dad a colouring book on 19th century farm life. He was very interested in the pictures and captions describing them. The puzzle seemed to totally confuse him and the colour coding seemed to make it even worse. He couldn't manipulate the pieces to fit and would turn them over rather than around. We talked and laughed, but I'm not sure if it is something's my to continue with or perhaps he no longer has the ability to do it and it would just become frustrating. He is in the moderate to… read more
@A myALZteam Member get toddler puzzles.. with the wooden picture blocks with a pin in for easier handling, into matching spaces. 10 piece normal puzzles and go slightly bigger if u need to. Try dominoes but with coloured dots.
My mother lost her ability to write and read anything more than topic lines long before we realized it. It is a very good thing to use items for conversation. I would be sure that tasks are definitely within his ability at the time so he's not stressed.
I bought a coloring book for my mom thinking she would really like it. She would say "I'll do it later". Then I discovered she has lost the ability to write and most likely is unable to color. Around the same time I also noticed she does not use her non dominate hand when she is eating. As for puzzles, she simply could not figure those out. Too confusing for her to look at the picture and then the puzzle. She is late moderate stage
Depending on the day had mom doing simple puzzles with me we worked on it as a family even grandkids helped she didn't get many pieces in but liked appearing to be working on it the coloring books are great she uses th every day now is past word search and mind puzzles but if she is having an on day I offer them
My husband colors every day. The books were difficult for him. On amazon I found some coloring inspirational cards. He can complete 1-2 in a day. When we are out and about he passes the cards out to his favorite people. The cards run about 5-7 dollars for a box of 44 cards on amazon.