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Help & Support: Genetic Testing and DNA Banking
The decision to undergo genetic testing for FTD is deeply personal. Many want to know their genetic…
The Lived Experience of FTD: Tracking Changing Behaviors in FTD
For people living with an FTD diagnosis and their care partners, keeping track of the changing behaviors…
Guest Feature: Filmmaker and FTD Caregiver Shares Story of Love and Connection in “Pedacito de Carne”
Living with FTD can be exhausting, challenging, and at times deeply upsetting for people with a diagnosis,…
Help & Support: AFTD Resources for Kids and Teens
Unlike other types of dementia, FTD most often occurs in middle age, when many families have children…
Tips & Advice: Finding Support for Your FTD Journey
Isolation is common for persons diagnosed, care partners, and family members on the FTD journey, as FTD…
Advancing Hope: AFTD and Packard Center for ALS Co-Host Innovative Interdisciplinary Workshop
The abnormal accumulation of the protein TDP-43 occurs in both FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), suggesting…
Aphasia Awareness Month: Resources and Guidance for Managing Primary Progressive Aphasia
June is Aphasia Awareness Month, bringing awareness of language-based disorders to people around the U.S. While many…
Advocacy Update: AFTD Meets with NY State Senator Michelle Hinchey for FTD Week Announcement
AFTD staff and volunteers traveled to Albany on May 22 to meet with New York State Senator…
Advancing Hope: AFTD announces recipients of 2022 Pilot Grants
AFTD Pilot Grants provide critical support for FTD investigators who have completed their training and are in…
Help & Support: AFTD Quality of Life Grants Now Provide Better Benefits to People with FTD
AFTD’s Comstock Grant program, which offers modest financial assistance to people with FTD and their care partners, has…
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