Struggles to identify pointed end of chopsticks, sugar bowl lid with knob placed upside down

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Not sure I can explain this but can't orientate things correctly.
Puts clothes on inside out and back to front.
Not me , it's partner.
Wondering what causes it , whether it's a syndrome of some kind.

Every now and then or consistently? Do they notice eventually? Do they get it right if they concentrate or know what you're on about when you point something out? Is it causing problems or is it ever dangerous?

I have absolutely no idea but it sounds very interesting!

More irritating than dangerous.
Consistently wrong.
Struggles to get it right even when patiently pointed out and talked through ,eg " the end that's smaller , the end that's round, the end that's pointed."
Just doesn't seem able to see it .

Dyspraxia?

Struggles to write in lines that begin and end at the edge of the page.
Bumps into things.
misses the table when putting things down.

Often called clumsy or careless.

Maybe something like dyspraxia? A relative has this diagnosis and finds it hard to break a complex task into smaller steps and decide what order to do them in.

This is exactly me. I had a stroke in the samatosensory cortex last year, during brain surgery. It’s very weird having these things, husband and son don’t really get it.

Sounds like me. I’m dyspraxic.

Does he drive? Ride a bike? Do jigsaw puzzles?

There dyspraxia description doesn't fit .
He doesn't seem able to find the correct nouns sometimes or to describe something like pouring a jug of water. Could he have had a very small stroke that neither he nor I noticed ?

It seems like it's worth making a doctor's appointment just to check, it does sound neurological. Has it started suddenly or have they always had that problem?

He does drive. But with terrible lane discipline , drifts into other lanes. Wanders from side to side of a lane.
Gets lost a lot , both driving and walking.

I think he probably has had a stroke in the same area as me. The combination of symptoms isn’t very common

Is this new behaviour?

He needs to see a doctor and not get behind the wheel of a car ever again!

I would say that he's always been inclined to be this way but it's getting worse. Especially the language.
I think he would be furious if I try and talk to him and that he'd refuse to see a GP.
He is on medication for high blood pressure and is mid 70s.

Maybe a bit of Directional Dyslexia?

You could make an appointment and ask the GP about the symptoms on his behalf, maybe? If they agreed that he should see a neurologist or have an EEG then you could have the difficult conversation about having spoken to a doctor without informing him.

Oo directional dyslexia.. Off to Google.

that is dangerous to drive like that

absences?

He absolutely must see a doctor. Some types of dementia or damage from strokes can present in this way.

Ah just seen that it’s getting worse. Losing words isn’t great as you probably know already. Have you got wills and POA in place?

that is dangerous to drive like that
I absolutely agree and I need to stop it 😕

No absences.
It's very hard because additionally he is very lazy and self interested.
So I've often thought that he can't be bothered .
Outsiders think of him as a vague preoccupied professor type who is bumbling along in their own world .
But the language deficit is beginning to worry me.
And the driving of course.

This sounds like a perceptual problem. Worth getting it checked out as there are several possible causes that are neurological

I know its maddening when people go straight to dementia/alzheimers but honestly these are the same kind of differences we noticed in FIL before his diagnosis.

He'd always been a bit scatty but suddenly couldn't follow road signs/maps. He'd always been forgetful but started taking the dog's medication instead of/as well as his if MIL didn't hide it. He'd always been good at household repairs but suddenly couldn't mend a toilet or put up pictures. Couldn't make jigsaw pieces fit together. Used the wrong words.

If you don't think he'll be receptive to a conversation about his health, talk to the GP. They can't talk about his health with you without him there, but you can give them information so they know what to look out for next time they see him. Failing that, is there a family member or friend he might listen to?

You need to find a different reason to get him to the GP. Or ring the GP/make an appointment forts to describe the problem. They can call him in for a ‘routine’ assessment.

Stroke or dementia sounds more likely with what you’ve said.

I’m really sorry you are having to deal with this. It sounds like so hard.