When older adults converse with older people with cognitive impairments , they make speech accommodations to a lesser extent than young people .
Generally , young adults use an overstated version of elderspeak when addressing impaired older persons .
When older adults converse with older people with cognitive impairments , adults make speech accommodations to a lesser extent than young people .
Generally , young adults use an overstated version of elderspeak when addressing impaired older persons .