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Communication strategies
If you are affected by a condition that makes it difficult to communicate, or are looking after someone with such a condition, you might find some of these strategies helpful.
HealthInfo recommends the following pages
- Alzheimer's New Zealand – Communicating with a person who has dementia
This PDF explains how dementia affects communication as it progresses and how you can help maintain communication for as long as possible.
- Parkinson's New Zealand – Communication and Parkinson's
A factsheet explaining the main types of speech and communication issues that can happen for people with Parkinson disease and strategies for helping.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed December 2016. Last updated December 2018.
Review key: HISCD-79694
