Sustained walking is often a problem when they do not experience being tired or connect being tired with a need to rest. They can answer questions about their experiences: "Are you tired?" "Would you like to sit down?" And they can follow simple commands, one action at a time:
- "Come with me," wait for eye contact and then beckon with a gesture,
- "You need to lie down," wait for them to look at the bed and point when they can see the gesture.
When they lie down, they may go to sleep. When they sit down, they are apt to get up again within a few minutes.