Can Puzzles Help Adults with Alzheimer’s?

Alzheimer’s is a quickly growing disease among American adults — about 1 in 9 people aged 65 and older has it. But this year’s campaign theme, ‘Never too early, never too late’, promotes risk reduction for World Alzheimer’s Month. Can activities like puzzles help ward off some of the disorder’s most visible impacts?  While Diversity…

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Fidget Toys and Alzheimer’s Disease

Not just for the classroom — fidget toys are effective tools for adult patients with Alzheimer’s as well. Here’s why. As previously discussed on this blog, fidget toys have become popular tools in classrooms for children and even in offices for adults. However, the application and usefulness of fidget toys goes beyond increasing focus and…

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