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10 Early Signs of Alzheimer’sor other parts of Dementia
1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life
forgetting dates of eventsneed to rely on an memory aids (ex. electronic devices)asking the same questions repeatedly
Age related: Sometimes forgetting names or appointments, but
remembering them later.
2. Challenges in planning or solving problems
can’t concentratecan't follow numbersforget monthly billstrouble following familiar recipes
Age related: Making occasional
errors when balancing a checkbook.
3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at
work, or at leisureproblems completing daily taskscan’t drive to familiar placescan't manage a budgetremembering rules of a game
Age related: Occasionally needing help to use the
settings on a microwave or to record a television show.
4. Confusion with time or place
lose track of time, seasons, or datesforget where they aredo not know how they got somewhere
Age related: Getting confused about the day of the week but figuring it out later.
5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial
relationshipsvision problemsdifficulty reading or judging distancecan't differentiate between colors or contrast
Age related: Vision changes related to
cataracts.
6. New problems with words in speaking or
writingtrouble following or joining a conversationstop in the middle of a conversationno idea how to continue a conversationmay repeat the same point struggle to find vocabulary
Age related: Sometimes having trouble finding the
right word.
7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to
retrace stepsmay place assets in unusual places or lose assetsunable to go back over their stepsmay blame others of stealing
Age related: Misplacing things from
time to time and retracing steps to find
them.
8. Decreased or poor judgement
pay less attention to themselves and not properly groom themselvespoor judgement or decision-making
Age related: Making a bad decision once
in a while.
9. Withdrawal from work or social activities
may remove themselves from hobbies, social activities, work projects or sportsmay forget how to complete a hobby or their favorites sports teamavoid social settings due to personal changes recently
Age related: Sometimes feeling
weary of work, family and social obligations.
10. Changes in mood or personality
become confused, suspicious, depressed, fearful or anxiousupset at work, home, and/or places out of their comfort zone
Age related: Developing very specific ways of doing things and becoming irritable when
a routine is disrupted.
If you feel like you or someone you love associates
with the symptoms then consult a doctor.