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Old Jan 25, 2017, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by elevatedsoul View Post
in this psychological report I have here it says in the beginning
"From the actual neurocognitive profile, there is support for a "High functioning" ADHD-Inattentive type problem. He is also showing problems with high level cognitive organization abilities. His performance across all other neurocognitive domains assessed were normal. Emotionally, there is support for severe anxiety and depression along with prominent somatization and General PTSD related issues. He is showing some avoidant personality traits as well.
Thankfully, his neurocognitive profile is fairly benign, except for mild ADHD type issues (innatentive). Auditory memory is normal. I am more concerned about the severity of anxiety and depression and physical manifestations of the same then i am concerned about the ADHD issue. ~~"

that being shared, Is the high level cognitive organization abilities be Dementia related? but he saying its fairly benign, being that he isn't concerned that its Dementia?

I need to get back in touch with him and talk to him / Re-do the testing... but it cost 1600$? last time and I still haven't payed that bill because I just cant afford anything at the moment...
your question is high level cognitive organization abilities dementia related.... no quite the opposite.... that actually rules out having dementia...

high level cognitive organization abilities means you have great functioning skills. higher then most people....example

take a simple task....and then break it down into all its elements needed to perform that task... you are able to remember directions and how to do that task, you use all your senses to perform that task. you understand what that task is...you have great social skills, motor skills, language skills, you have a great memory, you have great visual/ spacial skills, you are flexible and can move from one task to another easily, you can apply theories, great problem solving skills and can anticipate patterns, you know how to and can apply / use or manipulate information from online or books to your real life, you can and do identify and manage self regulation of your emotions, you have great sequencing skills (breaking down tasks and other things in your life to one step at a time and in an orderly fashion, you have the ability to withstand distractions, ... you are able to do all these things on a high level of functioning.

heres what it looks like using my morning routine...

wake up in the morning and recognize how I am feeling, what I am seeing, hearing, thinking, smelling, knowing I am in bed and remember how I got there, I can make the decision on what to wear today, what to do with my day, I can dress myself appropriately, I can plan my day in a pattern order that best fits what needs to get accomplished (coffee, breakfast, feed and dress children, time with wife, leave the house on time to get to work, wife will be dropping kids off at day care and school, at work I can meet with people, answer the phone do my paperwork socialize with coworkers deal with work related crisis's leave work pick up children, go shopping, make dinner, help children with homework, baths and bed time routine, tuck children in bed, me and wife time, retuck child in bed, .....all the while being able to remember and do these things, and remember having done them and expressing my emotions of how doing those things and other things in my daily life make me feel. when something triggering happens I am able to take care of myself and my emotions...

thats what that statement in your report would look like not on paper but applied to a persons real life....mind you it means a person can do all all those cognitive/ organizational abilities to a fantastic high level. but whether they choose to or not is a different matter... example I can choose not to tuck my child in bed for the upteenth time and have my wife do that, I can choose to not dress appropriately, I can choose to not take care of myself and my emotions, i can choose not to do what needs to be accomplished in an orderly fashion, I can choose not to remember things....

my point the test results of having a high cognitive organizational abilities means you have the skills needed and understand how to apply them and are able to do everything on a higher then normal level.....whether you choose to self regulate, do things in an orderly fashion and so on is up to you.

people with dementia cant do all those things...they can not remember even how to do the simplest task like turning off a stove, or answering the phone or dressing appropriately for the weather, or taking care of their basic needs, they need other people to help them even with what to do in the bathroom and how to do their bathroom routines. one of my relatives first symptoms of having dementia was causing a fire in the kitchen, and forgetting how to bath their self, and the immediate family pitched in for a medic alert bracelet because just going down street to the store for a gallon of milk resulted in being lost and incoherent.

Im taking a guess here given what you posted as being your test results you can rest easy, that you most likely do not have this. you can check with your treatment providers, let them know you are feeling you may have this and they can refer you to your medical doctor who can get you set up for the physical exam that will diagnose this like hearing evaluations, eyes ears nose throat doctor, cat scans and such.
Thanks for this!
elevatedsoul