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$21.95 Stock #29500 (ISBN 978-1-932529-50-0) 200 pages 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" Papercover © 2009 
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Click here to read a review by The Tangled Neuron blog.
"Lisa Snyder is one of our great ambassadors to this mysterious and treacherous world. The stories and insight she brings back are invaluable" -David Shenk, author of The Forgetting "Lisa Snyder allows persons with Alzheimer's disease to speak for themselves as they describe their challenges and hopes. Her interpretations of their voices are consistently thoughtful and illuminating and the reader is effectively brought into the real world of the lives of the deeply forgetful." -Stephen G. Post, Ph.D., author of The Moral Challenge of Alzheimer's Disease and Head of the Division of Medicine in Society, Stony Brook University "I am deeply grateful for the publication of this revised edition of . . . [an] exceptionally important book that contains powerful lessons not only about the disease that these people have, but also about the people that this disease has . . . It is clear that this knowledge, when assimilated and applied by caregivers, can have tremendously positive effects in the lives of everyone concerned." -Steven R. Sabat, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychology, Georgetown University [from the foreword] "This is the best book I've ever read on Alzheimer's disease ...Ms. Snyder's work teaches us a deep respect for the uniqueness of each individual with Alzheimer's disease, and that the most profound way to learn is to listen." -Robyn Yale, LCSW, author of Developing Support Groups for Individuals with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease, Clinical Social Worker, and Consultant to the Alzheimer's Association "Lisa Snyder's pioneering work supporting persons with Alzheimer's disease comes to life in this sensitive, heart-felt, and informative book. Story-telling is the best way to learn and the accounts in this book render insight into the experiences of the disease and teach us new ways to provide empathetic, creative and successful care. Speaking Our Minds is a wonderful resource for professionals and family caregivers. Highly recommended!" - David Troxel, MPH, co-author of The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care "After years of thinking, reading, writing, and speaking about Alzheimer's, I'm convinced that the best way to understand what it feels like to have Alzheimer's disease is to listen to the true experts people with Alzheimer's. In Speaking Our Minds . . . their stories are moving, insightful, inspiring, and above all, memorable." - Lisa Genova, Ph.D., author of Still Alice "This timely and important revised edition of Speaking Our Minds reveals the voices and narratives of persons with Alzheimer's disease and the thoughtful reflections of the author. Lisa Snyder demonstrates not only how the act of truly listening is a most powerful form of acknowledgment, but also that the listener (and the reader) are transformed by the process." -Darby Morhardt, MSW, Director of Education, Northwestern University Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center "In addition to offering intimate portraits about the subjective experience of the disease and discussing the medical and psychosocial aspects of the disease, Snyder models how to listen to and talk with people who have the disease. She connects with them in spite of their impaired communication skills and invites readers to do the same. True empathy is the core message here. She knows how to empower people with AD by helping them to define themselves in new ways...She succeeds in fulfilling her stated goal of honoring the varied voices of people with the disease." -Daniel Kuhn, LCSW, author of Alzheimer's Early Stages: First Steps for Family, Friends and Caregivers and Director of Professional Training Institute, Greater Illinois Alzheimer's Association "Speaking
Our Minds shows us the pain, humanity, and courage of individuals
with Alzheimer's disease. It is a much-needed and much-appreciated book." "Inspiring
reflections abound in these perspectives and narratives. This book is
for everyone living in a world with Alzheimer's."
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