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Myth: Let’s Take an Intimate View
So many erroneous beliefs exist today about the exterior and interior lives of people over fifty.It is truly laughable, as a person […]
Category: Myth Busters
Myth: 50% of Americans Over Sixty Have Some Kind of Dementia
Recently, I had dinner with a very intelligent, older woman who told me point-blank thatin the United States, 50% of people over […]
Myth: Our Intelligence Peaks at Age Thirty
While the statement is accurate, as my grandmother always said, the devil’s in the details.Reading the fine print, as we older adults […]
Myth: Doctors Treat People of All Ages, Equally
Warning: Please read this myth without holding a liquid in your hand (or mouth!) as spillage islikely to occur. Almost every person […]
Myth: Older People Need Less Sleep
I find this myth baffling. Yet, evidence points to a widespread belief among younger and evenmiddle years folks that older people need […]
Myth: Older Adults Grow Frailer As They Age, Making Exercise Dangerous
I knew this myth about us older folks existed, but it surprised me how prevalent it is. We know from decades of […]
Myth: Older Adults Don’t Remember Anything
Many younger people, even some middle-aged folks believe that older adults have no ability to recall much of anything. Nothing could be […]
Myth: Only Old People Are Aging
“Only old people are aging.” I want you to think about this belief for a moment. The acceptance of this myth is […]
Myth: Older People Need To Be Spoken To Slower And More Simply
WELL…NOW…LET’S…LOOK…AT…THIS…STEREOTYPE. Sadly, a term even exists for the adoption of slower and simpler speech patterns when talking to a senior: Elderspeak. The […]
Myth: Old People Should Just Get Used To Being Old
I find this one of the most confounding ideas of ageism I have ever come across. Authors Bruce E. Blaine and Kimberly […]