“…Compensation, as measured by self- and informant-report, has been found to increase at early stages of age-related cognitive disorders (Schmitter-Edgecombe, Parsey, & Lamb, 2014) and then decrease with advanced impairment (Schmitter-Edgecombe et al, 2014; Tomaszewski Farias et al, 2018). It has also been demonstrated that individuals with mild forms of cognitive impairment can learn to use strategies to compensate for cognitive impairment suggesting a possible point of intervention (Chudoba, Church, Dahmen, Brown, & Schmitter-Edgecombe, 2019; Schmitter-Edgecombe, Howard, Pavawalla, Howell, & Rueda, 2008; Schmitter-Edgecombe & Dyck, 2014; Troyer, Murphy, Anderson, Moscovitch, & Craik, 2008). Collectively, this research may suggest that people naturally adapt to changes in cognitive ability and they have the capacity to learn and apply new strategies to improve overall daily functioning.…”