Weekly nuggets come from a brainstorm the class does together every Thursday to review the most important concepts discussed during that week in class.

Cognitive Classes

Organization

• When living with a disorganized person, it is important to look where piles are and create storage in that area. Baskets, totes, etc. can be used for storage.
• When organizing, it is important to be realistic with yourself about items to keep.
• When living with disorganized person and trying to organize/co-design a shared space it helps to work in 2-4 hour focused sessions.
• Motivation must come from the disorganized person. It can’t be forced upon them.
• It is important to emphasize the positive when working with a disorganized person.
• When looking at what’s not working with your organization, you have to look at the bigger picture and solve all the problems not just some of the problems.

Computer Lab

• Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks are when a lot of computers request to connect to a specific site in order to temporarily disable the site.
• The four D’s to hacking are: Disrupt, Destroy, Degrade, and Disable.

Psychosocial

• The primary function of the temporal lobes are auditory processing.
• Auditory processing includes hearing sounds, identifying sounds, and mimic sounds.
• Injury to the temporal lobe can cause paranoia.
• Aphasia can be expressive or receptive.
• Language acquisition develops in the temporal lobes.
• 80% of language acquisition skills occurs within the first 3-5 years.
• Language centers are found on the opposite of your dominant side.