Connecting the Dots

I am thrilled to announce that my new book, Connecting the Dots: Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances, has been released by New Harbinger Publications and will be in bookstores on December 2nd.

If you have a loved one in the middle or late stages of Alzheimer's disease, you know how frustrating it can be to communicate. But it's not impossible to maintain a real relationship with your friend or family member, even as his or her Alzheimer's advances.

In more than sixteen years of work with Alzheimer's patients and their families, I have learned how to 'connect the dots' of scattered information offered by people with Alzheimer's so that loved ones can understand the depth of feeling still present in them. Connecting the Dots reveals practical techniques for decoding your loved one's comments (or language) to improve communication. With this book as your guide, you can better navigate your relationship with your loved one and keep a meaningful connection.

Karen Salzer, Ph.D., was kind enough to offer her thoughts:

We all know the difficult decisions and anguish that we go through as loved ones of people with Alzheimer's. Judith London has distilled her years of experience and organized the information in a way that is easy to understand, constructive, and even positive. My mother has been very slowly losing her senses, and through London, I have come to understand that much of my mother's communication difficulties are not only due to her poor memory, but also to her need to receive reassurance that her concerns have been addressed. On Thanksgiving, I instructed my children no to slough off of my mother's concerns, but rather to engage her in a conversation about them, answering her questions lovingly and patiently. What a difference this made in enabling my mother to let go of her worries. I highly recommend this guidebook to anyone facing the travails of Alzheimer's. London's guide will be a priceless fit to yourself and you deserve to have it.