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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with PPs that 1) you need a new doctor, a neurologist. But that said, I’ve never found a doctor who can help. I don’t say that to be hopeless, it’s just that there’s not much medicine for many of us at that stage. 2) redirect, redirect and distract. For example, if he says “I want to drive” say “okay, tomorrow you’ll have to call the DMV to schedule an appointment. Oh look, it’s 3pm. Should we watch that show you like?” You just have to keep doing it. He will keep circling back, and you just keep gently steering him away. Or tell him the “solution” knowing he won’t be able to do it. You might worry that he’ll just get fixated or upset about making the DMV appointment but 9x/10 ime it just solves the immediate problem and then fades away. [/quote]
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