UAB TBIMS In-home Cognitive Stimulation Guidebook June, 2020 | Page 65

Time Sense
Level 1 Notes :
� Give the person a stopwatch . A wristwatch or smartphone on stopwatch mode is also an option .
� Ask the person to look at the stopwatch , start it , and stop it when 10 seconds have passed . o The aim is to stop it within two seconds of the target time .
Task : �
Repeat with different target times up to one minute .
Start the stopwatch and stop it at the given time .
Level 2 Notes :
� Give the person a stopwatch . A wristwatch or smartphone on stopwatch mode is also an option . � Ask the person to look at the stopwatch and start it . � After the stopwatch starts , ask the person to stop it when a set time has passed . o Example : “ look at your stopwatch , start it ( wait until it is started ), now stop it when 20 seconds have passed .” o The aim is to stop it within two seconds of the target time . � Repeat with different target times between 8 and 60 seconds .
Task : � Start the stopwatch and stop it at the given time .
Level 3 Notes :
� Give the person a stopwatch . A wristwatch or smartphone on stopwatch mode is also an option .
Ask the person to not look at the stopwatch , start it , and stop it when the person estimates that a set time has passed . o Example : “ without looking at your stopwatch , start it , and stop it when you think 10 seconds have passed .” o The aim is to stop it within a few seconds of the target time . � Repeat with different target times between 20 seconds and 2 minutes . o Be mindful that longer target times are harder to estimate , so a wider margin for stopping the stopwatch may be expected .
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