Try: Try to politely interrupt cr and ask him her for a chance to speak tell cr you would like to say something try asking cr to please make it brief try coming up with a hand signal which indicates to cr that he she may be monopolizing the conversation try to gently alert him her to the fact that the topic change was too abrupt or that he she has interrupted and will be given a chance to say his her piece in a moment try to use positive reinforcement for all attempts at listening rather than talking cr may be interrupting because he she is lost in the conversation try to encourage him her to let you know if he she doesn’t understand what is being said

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Behavior Challenging, Cognitive Intellectual, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Social, Hearing, So-So Hearing, Poor Hearing, Cognitive Awareness, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: Or say it out loud this will help cr use other senses to increase comprehension try to emphasize important information in the text

References: traumatic brain injury a guide for caregivers of service members and veterans – module 2 by the office of the u s surgeon general no date available at www traumaticbraininjuryatoz org

Keywords: Interrupts conversation communication challenging behavior annoying

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