Try: If at all possible caregiver (cg) should shut and lock the door to the cr’s room after cr gets dressed in the morning try to discover what prompts the cr to engage in this activity – are they hunting for a particular or favorite article of clothing or are they mimicking the former chore of doing the laundry and putting it away is cr trying to just keep busy if this is the case have a laundry basket of clothes or towels ready to fold within sight and point out an empty dresser drawer that the clothes need to go in

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Categories: Behavior Challenging, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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Try: #when the cr begins to inappropriately touch others redirect him or her to a task such as sanding wood #give the cr a piece of wood and some sandpaper ask the cr to sand the wood over the trash basket to avoid a mess you can buy soft wood pieces at many craft stores #you could also ask the cr to shred paper with the shredder this may make the cr feel helpful provide supervision as necessary let the cr know how much you appreciate the help #keeping the cr’s hands occupied may provide distraction and allow the cr less opportunity to touch others inappropriately #if the cr is persistent in wanting immediate sexual activity remind the cr to go to his or her room to masturbate

Materials: Sand paper pieces of wood that fit in cr’s hand trash basket paper shredder paper for shredding can be old memos notes newspapers and mail cr’s room

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Sexuality Intimacy, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware

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Try: #put the socks in the dryer for a few minutes to warm them up #place the forty socks now all mixed up and mismatched in the basket #while the socks are still warm from the dryer ask the cr to match and fold them #thank the cr for the assistance and say how much it has helped you

Materials: Twenty pairs of socks in assorted colors and sizes laundry basket to hold the socks clothes dryer

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Mobility, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Independence, No Supervision, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory

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Try: #paint or paper the doors in the house that lead outside in the same color as the surrounding walls paint or wallpaper #nail pictures to the doors #camouflaging the doors may make them more difficult for the cr to recognize as exits

Materials: Framed pictures hammer and nails paint or wallpaper paint brush and other supplies as needed

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Mobility, Mobile, Independence, Maximum Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, Poor S T Memory

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Try: #determine if there is a cause for the repetitive action for example an article of clothing is too tight or the cr needs to use the bathroom addressing the underlying cause may reduce the repetitive actions #determine if the action is harmful or distressing #offer an alternative direction for the behavior by giving the cr a soft bandana to run through the fingers or a small stack of simple laundry to fold washcloths rags matched socks etc #if you see a cr cr’s behavior linked to a need for one-to-one emotional attention and you can’t give it right away let the cr know how soon you can sit or walk with him or her and in the meantime give him or her a game or activity to engage until you are free

Materials: Bandana laundry to fold games cards paper and pencil

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance

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Try: Make sure the cr is properly belted and secured in the car if the cr cr’s agitation leads to behavior that places you or the cr at risk in the car bring another person with you when you transport the cr this person should be able to support you in promoting the safety of the cr so depending on your abilities and the cr cr’s needs look for a helper who can provide a soothing presence lend a strong hand assist with a major lift or drive play soft music or children’s songs when transporting the cr to doctor’s appointments and other locations take on the role of tour director and keep up a running conversation point out scenery and interesting landmarks involve the cr by asking if he or she has any special memories of the places you are passing

Materials: Additional passenger for support recordings of soft music or childern childern’s songs

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological

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Try: #you should first and foremost consider your own safety step back or leave the room if necessary #don’t argue try to distract and redirect cr’s attention to something pleasant #try to discover if there is a reason behind the aggression cr may be going through a personality change this may result in the loss of inhibitions and impulses #cr may also be having emotional or physical discomfort some emotions that could trigger discomfort include feeling insecure threatened angry or tired #cr could be frustrated about something but are unable to communicate these emotions in a socially acceptable way #stay calm and try to keep cr calm comfortable and feeling safe and secure #offer cr something to eat or drink cr could just be hungry or thirsty and is unable to relay this need #keep a log to see if there is something or someone that triggers these emotions try to find a way to eliminate or minimize the causes

Materials: Place of retreat journal and pen

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological, Maximum Supervision, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory

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Try: #ask the cr to wear the apron daily #put the small toys in the pockets of the apron #explain to the cr that it is ok to engage in self-stimulation but it is not proper in public #explain to the cr that it is natural to feel the need to masturbate but it must be done in a private area #when the cr is in a public area and engages in masturbation redirect the cr to a private place to manipulate the small toys in the apron pockets #explain that when the cr is in a public place and feels the need to masturbate the cr should handle the small toys in the apron pockets instead #be sure to provide private time for the cr to engage in self-stimulation

Materials: Apron with pockets small stress ball rubik’s cube small handheld electronic games such as connect four and yahtzee

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Sexuality Intimacy, Independence, Some Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory

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Try: #when cr touches someone inappropriately kindly remind the cr that some people do not like to be touched and that it is wrong to touch others without permission #give the cr an object to occupy his or her hands such as a hand held puzzle or toy #ask the cr to help figure it out for you this way the mind and hands are occupied and the cr feels useful in helping you #complement the cr on how well the puzzle is being figured out #talk to the cr about how much fun the toy is to play with

Materials: Any hand held puzzle or toy such as a rubik’s cube

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Social, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware

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Try: #offer lightweight clothing made of breathable fabric like 100 cotton #offer fresh changes of nightclothes frequently #try making the cr cr’s bed with 100 cotton sheets keep the sheets cool by smoothing wrinkles out and turning the sheets back when the cr is out of bed and by changing the sheets regularly change the sheets more frequently while the cr is running a high temperature breaking a fever or having night sweats #use several lightweight blankets instead of one or two heavy blankets opting for cotton over synthetic material if possible this will allow blankets to be layered more precisely to the the cr cr’s comfort and the cotton will prevent the kind of build up of body heat that comes with polyester fabrics for example #keep a quiet fan in the cr cr’s room that can be adjusted as soon as the cr starts feeling uncomfortable #make the cr cr’s sense of comfort is checked as often as fluids are offered normally about every two hours

Materials: Light cotton gown or pajamas light cotton sheets lightweight blanket fan

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance

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