[visionrehabtherapist] Re: Book to explore: Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks
- From: "B.J. LeJeune" <BJLejeune@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:15:56 -0500
Excellent resources. Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) can be so frightening,
especially to senior adults who fear they are developing age-related dementia
along with vision loss. Usually they have not shared this with anyone. My
experience is that the person finding out about CBS usually experiences an
incredible relief. Understanding casts away fear and dealing with the reality
without the cloak of fear makes coping so much more bearable.
Thanks Maureen for making these wonderful resources available to us all. I too
recommend the TED lecture by Oliver Sacks. This wonderful Neurologist has AMD
and now adds personal experience to his clinical studies.
BJ
B. J. LeJeune, M.Ed., CRC, CVRT
NRTC on Blindness and Low Vision
Mississippi State University
P. O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, Ms 39762
bjlejeune@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
662-325-2694
FAX 662-325-8989
>>> <Maduffy@xxxxxxx> 8/13/2013 8:59 AM >>>
Hi Shelley (and all):
Like you, I am very interested in Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Just FYI, here are a
couple of stories I wrote about it.
This is a piece describing it on the main VisionAware website:
http://www.visionaware.org/section.aspx?FolderID=6&SectionID=120&DocumentID=5704
And here is a more personal story I wrote about it for the VisionAware blog:
http://www.visionaware.org/blog.aspx?BlogID=9&BlogEntryID=453
Thank you for the resource and the reminder, Shelley.
Best,
Maureen
Maureen A. Duffy, CVRT
Blog editor and Social Media Specialist, visionaware.org
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In a message dated 8/11/2013 10:47:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Hello everyone,
I wanted to bring your attention to a book put out by Oliver Sacks.
It is called Hallucinations
And the reason I want you to look at it is, it explains Charles Bonett
syndrome, a problem that a lot of our students deal with but are embarrassed to
talk about. It is the natural visualization of immages or objects that are not
actually present.
People see things that they well know aren't there. But they do not want to
talk about it to their children, caregivers or even us sometimes because they
are afraid it is a sign of alzheimers or dementia.
Anyway do check it out.
For those using AT it is available from Bookshare.org.
Here is the details.
Brief Synopsis: Hallucinations, for most people, imply madness. But there are
many different types of non-psychotic hallucination caused by various illnesses
or injuries, by intoxication--even, for many people, by falling sleep.
Long Synopsis: Hallucinations, for most people, imply madness. But there are
many different types of non-psychotic hallucination caused by various illnesses
or injuries, by intoxication--even, for many people, by falling sleep. From the
elementary geometrical shapes that we see when we rub our eyes to the complex
swirls and blind spots and zigzags of a visual migraine, hallucination takes
many forms. At a higher level, hallucinations associated with the altered
states of consciousness that may come with sensory deprivation or certain brain
disorders can lead to religious epiphanies or conversions. Drawing on a wealth
of clinical examples from his own patients as well as historical and literary
descriptions, Oliver Sacks investigates the fundamental differences and
similarities of these many sorts of hallucinations, what they say about the
organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every
culture's folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination is present
in us all.
ISBN 13: 9780307957252
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Date of Addition: 11/06/12
Copyright Date: 2012
Copyrighted By: Oliver Sacks
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A. CVRT
and Ludden black Labrador Guide Dog.
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(pen name of Karen Blixen), author (1885-1962)
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