Rehabilitation of Neuropsychological Disorders A Practical Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals

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Retrieval

Following are suggestions to assist individuals who have difficulties retrieving information they have learned:

• Provide frequent verbal cues and reminders (e.g., prompts/choices when having the individual recount stories).
• Leave frequent phone messages.
• Provide the individual with visual lists/notes/reminders.
• Use alarm clocks to remind the individual of important tasks to complete (e.g., take medications, pick up children, etc.).
• Use a pager system to remind person of important tasks.
• Use automatic telephone reminders to remind the person of important tasks that need to be completed (e.g., purchase service from local phone companies).
• Have the individual use a digital voice reminder to prompt memory (available for purchase from most local office supply stores).
• Use a memory notebook.
• Use a daily planner.
• Use a palmtop computer.

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