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Diagnosing dementia Beth Britton Freelance Campaigner | Consultant | Writer | Blogger

Diagnosing dementia Beth Britton Freelance Campaigner | Consultant | Writer | Blogger. Me and my dad in 1980…. My dad. …and 2011. My dad’s dementia began when I was about 12 years old. Over the following 10 years he would experience: Memory problems Confusion Lack of reasoning

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Diagnosing dementia Beth Britton Freelance Campaigner | Consultant | Writer | Blogger

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  1. Diagnosing dementiaBeth BrittonFreelance Campaigner | Consultant | Writer | Blogger

  2. Me and my dadin 1980… My dad …and 2011

  3. My dad’s dementia began when I was about 12 years old Over the following 10 years he would experience: • Memory problems • Confusion • Lack of reasoning • Hallucinations & wild imaginations • Difficulties in completing tasks he had previously found routine • Inability to look after himself, his home or manage money • Going out and getting lost in his neighbourhood • Hiding/misplacing/mixing up things around the house That got gradually worse…

  4. How did my dad go 10 years without a diagnosis

  5. Dad’s crisis point

  6. Did my dad REALLY go 10 years without a diagnosis?

  7. The clinician’s dilemma

  8. Early v Timely

  9. Why diagnosis must be person-centred

  10. How do we improve rates of diagnosis

  11. Diagnosis is not about statistics

  12. Do I wish my dad had been diagnosed earlier?

  13. What does good support look like?

  14. WEBSITE:http://www.bethbritton.com/BLOG: http://d4dementia.blogspot.co.uk/TWITTER: @bethyb1886FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/D4Dementia BLOG: http://d4dementia.blogspot.co.uk/TWITTER: @bethyb1886FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/D4Dementia

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