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Dementia Awareness

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It is important to note that of the following changes, they are only some of the effects of Dementia, not
everyone with dementia will experience all of them, and there severity will vary from person to person and
over time.

 Perception  sensory impacts
 Physical function/ability (biochemistry)
 Memory
 Planning
 Behaviour
 Insight
 Motivation
 Emotions
 Language and Humour

How we (our brain) interprets the world comes from information from our senses. Often dementia will
impact on how our brain interprets this sensory input. We generally acknowledge 5 senses but we do have
more and they often work together to represent the “world”. The following table illustrates a number of
different senses

Sense Description
Sight Shape, colour etc. What we see with our eyes.
Taste (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami) Page6 of 12
Touch Distinct from pressure, temperature, pain, and even itch sensors.
Pressure Obvious but hard to explain.

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