Introduction: I decided to focus on the altered perception that a person with dementia can experience. Although not every person with dementia perceives the world the same way, there are multiple common symptoms that I’ve focused on. These symptoms affect their perception through sight, touch, and many other different ways. I used my sister who is 26 as a model for my project. “It is rare for someone under 65 to have dementia, but it does occur at younger ages and we call this ‘younger onset dementia'”. Source: https://yourbrainmatters.org.au/about-dementia/who-gets-dementia

Blind

“Problems with the recognition of objects, faces and colors start to begin”.
Source: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/info/20064/symptoms/110/perception_and_hallucinations/3

Unlearn

“Both speech and writing can be affected and might be slightly puzzling or difficult to understand.”.
Source: https://www.caring.com/articles/early-signs-and-symptoms-of-dementia

Tunnel

“Changes to visual field, the periphery vision when looking straight ahead become narrower, so people are unable to see things going on to the side of them”.
Source: https://www.thegoodcaregroup.com/news/sight-and-perception-in-dementia/

Avoidance

“Dark-color area rugs can be seen as holes on the ground and become a barrier to crossing for someone with dementia”.
Source:  https://www.alz.org/cacentralcoast/documents/15-Perception-_When_seeing_is_not_believing.pdf

Sight

“An all-white object against an all-white background may be difficult to be recognized by a brain suffering from impaired perception related to dementia”.
Source: https://www.alz.org/cacentralcoast/documents/15-Perception-_When_seeing_is_not_believing.pdf

Habit

“Patterned carpets can cause confusion as patterns such as flowers can also be deceptive, as they could believe they’re actually seeing real flowers on the floor”.
Source: https://www.unforgettable.org/blog/how-to-make-floors-safe-for-someone-with-dementia/

Grasp

“Dementia can cause difficulties with orientation. This can lead to difficulties reaching for things , such as a cup of tea or door handle”.
Source: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/info/20064/symptoms/110/perception_and_hallucinations/3