Introduction

This book has a very basic purpose. It is intended to be used as an activity that encourages meaningful interaction between a person living with a cognitive disability and a caregiver, family member, or other individual who wishes to make an emotional or cognitive connection with that person. Hopefully the pleasant mood of the time spent together over this book will stay with the person even if he or she cannot remember what you did together.

One of the beauties of this book is that it presents a failure-free activity that can be individualized in unlimited and creative ways that succeed in the moment and honor the integrity of the connection. At its best, this book is a tool to help connect with the person with mental (cognitive) impairment wherever he or she is at any given moment, and in so doing it becomes a bridge to the abilities that remain and are not lost. The book can be used with anyone, regardless of gender, ethnic background, age, or stage of physical or emotional ability.

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