Cognitive Processing Impairments:

Cognitive processing impairments are symptoms — mild to severe, temporary to permanent — of neurodevelopmental disorders (Alzheimer’s disease or other physiologic diseases) and affect how to understand/act in the world and lead to difficulties in:

• Cognitive control: attention, memory, concentrating, completing tasks, solving problems
• Language and learning new things: understanding, following instructions, speaking
• Vision: recognizing people/places, awareness of surroundings
• Emotional processing: mood changes, confusion, agitation, motivation, behavior changes