Task list -
tasks can be cued, trained or a combination, depending on the symptom


Indicates the task is a trained response to the handler's condition
Indicates the task is "cued"
or functions with a verbal command from the handler
Indicates the task is for
SERVICE DOGS
ONLY
Indicates the task is acceptable for Assistance Dogs
Indicates the task
is acceptable for Therapy Dogs





ALERTS
Alert to (incipient) episode
Alert to dangerous situations and forgotten appliances left on or running.
Alerts to family member or caregiver to incipient or occurring episode
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Aggressive Driving
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Change in breathing pattern
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Emotional escalation
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Hyperfocus
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Hyperlocomotion
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Increase/decrease in heart rate
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Muscle/facial tension
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Olfactory or visual/auditory cue
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Pounding heart
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Restlessness or distractability
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Sleep disturbance (nightmare/terrors)
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Startle response
Tactlle stimulation
Bodily or eye contact
Deep Pressure Therapy




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Anxiety attack
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Apathy/disengagement
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Depersonalization
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Derealization
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Difficulty initiating movement
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Distractability
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Dissociative flashback
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Emotional upheaval
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Fear/agoraphobia
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Feelings of Isolation
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Fight or flight response
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Flashback or distress
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Hypervigilance
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Increase in heart rate
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Intrusive thoughts/images
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Nausea
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Pounding heart
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Racing thoughts
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Restlessness or inability to remain still
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Sadness or tearfulness
"Ground" Handler
Guide Handler to a
Safe Place
Predestined location
Exits or stairwells




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Flight or Fight response
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Flashbacks or distress
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Hypervigilance
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Night Terrors
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Psychomotor retardation
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Psychosis
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Sensory overload
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Sleep disturbance
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Startle response
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Suicidal ideation
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Anxiety attack
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Catatonic behavior
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Delusions
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Disorganized speech or behavior
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Dissociation
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Dissociative Flashbakck
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Dissociative Fugue
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Emotional escalation
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Fear
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Feeling overwhelmed
Remind handler to perform daily routines


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Disorganization
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Memory Loss
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Most symptoms related to early onset Alzheimer's disease
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Most disorganization and manic high-lows of blood sugar disorders
"Anchor" handler to bed
Remind Handler of bedtime
Take/use sleep aids
Wake Up handler
Turn Lights On


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Sleep disturbances
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Night terrors
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Insomnia
Counterbalance
Brace
Stabilize



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Dizziness
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Fugue
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Faint and flight response
