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N.Y. Senator Hinchey Reintroduces Bill to Create State FTD Registry

A bill that would establish a registry of FTD diagnoses in New York State was reintroduced in…

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Statement from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration on the Need for Robust and Consistent Medical Research Funding

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) continues to urgently advocate for robust and consistent funding for the…

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Text: Statement from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration on Disruption of Scientific Research Funding and Activities

Statement from The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) on Disruption of Scientific Research Funding and Activities

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) is deeply concerned about recent policy changes and layoffs at the…

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Text: Empower a Future Free of FTD with a Year-End Gift Background: A person inserts a paper heart into a money donation slot

Empower a Future Free of FTD with a Year-End Gift

For over 20 years, AFTD’s volunteers, supporters, and partners raised awareness, supported one another, educated healthcare professionals,…

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New AFTD Find Support Map

Interactive Map Simplifies Search for Help on New AFTD “Find Support” Page

AFTD has just launched a new page designed to simplify your search for answers. We added an…

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Graphic: AFTD and ALLFTD Collaborate on Brain Donation Video

AFTD and ALLFTD Collaborate on Brain Donation Video

AFTD and ALLFTD have partnered to create a brief animated video that explains the brain donation process,…

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Hope Rising Benefit Honors Dr. Bruce Miller, Raises $1.9 Million for AFTD’s Mission

The eighth annual AFTD Hope Rising Benefit, held April 4 at New York City’s Ziegfeld Ballroom, raised…

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Balancing Safety and Autonomy When Persons Diagnosed Leave the Home

In recent days, national media outlets have reported on the disappearance of Edmond Bradley Solomon III, a…

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Graphic: AFTD Partners with ALS Association to Support Advancing Digital Tools

AFTD Partners with ALS Association to Support Advancing Digital Tools

Although FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have long been considered distinct disorders, experts now recognize that…

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AFTD CEO Discusses Wendy Williams’s FTD Diagnosis

In an interview with The Daily Beast about Wendy Williams’s recent FTD diagnosis, AFTD CEO Susan L-J…

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