This section is designed to help you cope with your daily life

• Keep a notebook, diary or calendar. Write down important things
• A daily or weekly timetable can be very useful
• Add notes as you think of them
• Put reminders where you will see them, a note on the door to remind you to lock it, put out the rubbish or turn off the cooker
• Use an alarm to remind you of important appointments
• Develop security routines to lock the house at night or when you go out
• Have smoke alarms fitted and gas detectors fitted
• Keep important things in the same place, such as money, keys and glasses
• Develop routines and do things in the same order each time
• A daily newspaper provides today's date
• Put labels or pictures on cupboards and draws to remind you where things are
• List important telephone numbers by the phone, use the phones memory or buy a picture phone where buttons are replaced by pictures of people
• Keep the skills you have, use routines and activities to reinforce these skills
• Do not rush things or feel pressured into completing something
• Do not be afraid to say that you have forgotten what was said or that you do not understand. Ask questions
• You may have forgotten the word you want to use, come back to it later
• Try to express your thoughts and feelings, letting others know your emotions helps them to help you
• If you feel uncomfortable in a crowd and do not understand what is being said, say so. Often 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 conversations are easier to follow
• Be happy, if you are not - say so and try to explain why
•  Use ID cards with emergency contact information for both sufferers & carers