Resources

Resources for Frontotemporal Degeneration.

Talking FTD  is a monthly podcast for care partners of those with Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD).  This is a link to the recorded podcasts and their topics

How do you emotionally survive FTD? Find out here

A form to take to the doctor, filled out by caregiver.
Form to print

Hearing and dementia and speech
Hearing loss research
Hearing and dementia
Hearing leading to dementia

The 10 absolutes of dealing with someone with dementia
10 Absolutes

Hand out for August, 2018 series on placement options
Handout

Handout for August 2019 Stages of FTD
Handout 1
 Handout 2

There is a FTD Care Chat every Monday and Saturday at 7:00pm ET in Zoom. You just need to login to Zoom meeting ID 706-974-0831 and use the password ftdchat.  This is an informal chat with a moderator for your safety, so come when you can and stay as long as you like.

Caregiver's Guide to FTD by Geri Hall
Link to Guide

Getting to Diagnosis
Link

Increasing Chances for Functional Independence in FTD
Link to document

Language Strategies for PPA and bvFTD
Link to language strategies document

FTD Obsessive Behaviors
Link to obsessive behavior document

FTD through the eyes of someone diagnosed
Through the eyes of FTD

Link to Book suggestions
Helpful Books

Link to blog post
FTD blog post

Link to webinar on FTD
Beyond Alzheimer's

Link to AFTD webinar, A Journey to Diagnosis, Brade Boeve, MD
Webinar link

Link to AFTD Webinar, A Care Paradigm for persons with FTD, Alvin Holm, MD
Webinar link

Link to AFTD webinar bvFTD Subtypes: Divergent Anatomy, Divergent Behavior, Dr. Kate Rankin
Webinar link

 Link to bvFTD Diagnosing, Staging
Link to diagnosing bvFTD

General information on FTD from NIH
Link to Frontotemporal information on NIH site

Letter I wrote to neighbors on diagnosis and what they could do to help.
Letter to neighbors

Teepa Snow talks FTD
May 2018 Teepa Journal

Teepa Snow recorded webinars
Teepa Snow Webinars

Link to GREAT explanation on lack of empathy in FTD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_732-H1CUY&sns=fb

A young family affected by FTD
A Blog of a young family facing FTD

A podcast on what is FTD
What IS FTD??

UCSF explanation of FTD
Primer on FTD

New tool for diagnosis may be coming.
Research on new diagnostic tool


 

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