Hey everyone,
I am just looking for suggestions that don't require a lot of reasoning that might help keep my husband from being bored while I am at work. He's mild to mod and functions pretty independently, but has a lot of trouble with reasoning and needs help with a lot of the activities he tries...just thought someone else might have some ideas that I haven't thought of.
THanks so much!!

There are countless activity books for AD patients. Find them at agelessdesign.com or Amazon. Good luck. This is a difficult problem, I know.

Thanks, I'll check it out!!

I have the same concern with my husband. He sounds about in the same place as yours.

Before I go to work I try and make a list of very simple things he can do around the house and then I call him during the day to see how he is doing.

Most times, he doesn't get much done, but at least it is something he can start on.

I have a Thomas Kinkaid puzzle I set out for my mom......it is there whenever she wants to work with it....its also addicting. She works on it each time she comes to the table.

Have similar problem with hubby. he is still driving very short distances. So far, so good. He will do small things around the house, vacuum, etc. if I leave a note and he doesn't forget where he put it. I would like to find a project for him but have no idea what. He won't go to the Senior Center because they are "old" people.(he's 83)

I appreciate you're delema. It sounds just like mine. My husband isn't ready for a sitter or anything like that....but there really isn't anywhere for him to go (he is only 55). With so many people going through all of this, you'd think there would be more places or programs.hm

try simple activities such as sandpaper and wood
or putting pieces of plastic pipe together depending on his work or social history is how to asses what to do. Just ripping out coupons is good. Stuffing envelopes, put on a sports video, or a movie. Hope this helps

We got my grandpa into listening to books on tape that he can check out from his local library. It keeps him occupied for a while.

How do you get them hooked into these ideas? My FIL is in the same stage--but he's never done anything but farm. He has no hobbies. No interests to speak of. I think he spends all his time sorting the mail. Seriously.

He gets rude and belligerent/defensive really easily.

THANK YOU.

my nanny is 87 and when she is at my house i always let her fold my towels. The first few times she didn't do the best job, but no way would i tell her, last weekend she folded them like she would of years ago, i was soo proud of her. I will let her wash a few dishes and she is still very sharp w/ math, so she helps the kids w/ math problems. She can't remeber 10 minutes ago, but she can remember multiplication!!!