The effects of COVID-19 on cognition have been studied in the past year, and according to the research long term COVID-19 patients have experienced cognitive dysfunction, including difficulty with memory, attention, cognitive fatigue, executive functioning, and verbal fluency. Severe COVID-19 patients were found to experience early onset, late onset, and progressive cognitive decline. This was especially prevalent in older adults. If you or someone you know has experienced cognitive decline because of long term COVID-19, please reach out to our clinic. The Speech-Language Pathologist can offer therapy that includes compensatory strategies to aide cognitive skills and improve cognitive fatigue.”
Hot Topic: Incorporating accessible life-story work into occupational therapy for older adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
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