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Visual discrimination problems
Position shapes in an upright position?
This could make the shape stand out and make it easier to see.
Simplify dinner set up?
This could make it easier to pick out the individual items.
Provide tactile cues?
Tactile information could help to determine the properties of an object.
Name objects?
This would provide practice to improve discrimination.
Keep objects in specific locations?
Groups of the same object in one location could ease selection.
Put watch consistently on the same wrist?
This would not help to pick out objects more easily.
Label items?
This could compensate for difficulty picking objects out.
Use bright coloured tape?
This could help objects to stand out.
Name body parts?
This would not help to pick out objects more easily.
Use different background colour to highlight object?
This could compensate for difficulty picking objects out.
Provide carer education?
It is essential for carers to understand visual discrimination problems.
Depth/distance discrimination
Position shapes in an upright position?
This could make distance easier to judge.
Simplify dinner set up?
Depth and distance could be easier to judge between fewer items.
Provide tactile cues?
This could help when tactile cues are given at set distances.
Name objects?
This would not help to judge depth and distance.
Keep objects in specific locations?
This would provide practice if sets of objects are placed at set distances from each other.
Put watch consistently on the same wrist?
This would not help to judge depth and distance.
Label items?
This could help if the labels include distance from a reference object, e.g. “10cm to the left of the fork”.
Use bright coloured tape?
This could help to define location and boundaries of objects and environment.
Name body parts?
This would not help to judge depth and distance.
Use different background colour to highlight object?
This could help to reinforce awareness of depth.
Provide carer education?
It is essential for carers to understand problems with depth and distance perception.
Agnosia
Position shapes in an upright position?
This could make the shape easier to recognise by making it stand out.
Simplify dinner set up?
There would be fewer objects to recognise.
Provide tactile cues?
Tactile information could help to recognise objects.
Name objects?
This would provide practice for object recognition.
Keep objects in specific locations?
This could aid object recognition by associating it with the location.
Put watch consistently on the same wrist?
This would not help to recognise other objects more.
Label items?
This could compensate for the inability to visually recognise objects.
Use bright coloured tape?
This could help object identification by associating it with a colour.
Name body parts?
This would not help to recognise other objects more easily.
Use different background colour to highlight object?
This could make the object easier to recognise by making it stand out.
Provide carer education?
It is essential for carers to understand the nature and impact of agnosia.
Body scheme
Position shapes in an upright position?
This would not alleviate body scheme problems.
Simplify dinner set up?
This could allow more attention to be given to body awareness.
Provide tactile cues?
This could be useful for developing body awareness.
Name objects?
This would not alleviate body scheme problems.
Keep objects in specific locations?
This would not alleviate body scheme problems.
Put watch consistently on the same wrist?
This could improve body awareness by associating a body part to the watch.
Label items?
This would not alleviate body scheme problems.
Use bright coloured tape?
This would not alleviate body scheme problems.
Name body parts?
This could improve body awareness by associating the name to the body part.
Use different background colour to highlight object?
This would not alleviate body scheme problems.
Provide carer education?
It is essential for carers to understand the nature and impact of body scheme problems.
Page last reviewed: 29 Jul 2021
