Examples of low-level cognitive skills impairment:
- Decreased alertness/arousal
- Disorientation to person/place/time
- Unable to recognise familiar faces
- Decreased attention span (1- 2 minutes)
- Inability to initiate tasks
- Inability to sequence tasks
- Inability to categorize items
- Unable to follow one or two step commands
- Poor safety/judgment
Examples of high-level cognitive skills impairment:
- Inability to sequence tasks
- Inability to categorize items
- Inability to follow 2 – 3 step commands or directions
- Memory problems
- Difficulty problem-solving
- Inability to transfer learning
- Lack of insight
- Poor safety/judgement
