Posts by Matt Ozga
AFTD Webinar: How to Find a Genetic Counselor
FTD has a stronger genetic risk than other dementias. While not all FTD is inherited, understanding whether the FTD in your family is genetic is crucial: it can confirm the…
Read MoreHope Rising Benefit Raises Over $1.9 Million for AFTD’s Mission
Top row, L-R: Hope Rising MC Paula Zahn, Hope Rising Benefit Co-Chairs Joan Berlin and Anna Wintour, AFTD Ambassador Spencer Cline, Ariana DeBose, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey
Read MorePerspectives in FTD Research Webinar: AFTD and You – Partners in Drug Development
How does a great scientific idea become an effective treatment? It’s a long and complicated process! Drug development involves many key players, including researchers, companies, regulators, funders, patient advocacy organizations…
Read MoreStatement 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 National Institutes of Health (NIH) in FY 2026 appropriations. Despite being the most…
Read MoreMarch 26, 2025: In-Person Meet & Greet in San Francisco
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event, hosted by AFTD volunteer Jenna Goldman. The event will take place on…
Read MoreMarch 23, 2025: In-Person Meet & Greet in Roseville, CA
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event on Sunday, March 23, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m PT. Hosted by…
Read MoreAFTD Webinar: At the Intersection of FTD and the Law
FTD can present with executive dysfunction, impulsivity, loss of empathy, apathy, and disinhibition. At times, these symptoms can lead to interactions with police, whether responding to an incident at home…
Read MoreMarch 13, 2025: Northern Fort Myers, FL In-Person Meet & Greet
Join and learn from others who understand the FTD journey at this in-person AFTD Meet & Greet event, hosted by AFTD volunteer Julie Moore and starting at 10:00 a.m. on…
Read MoreAFTD Webinar: Paving the Path Forward — Advancing AFTD’s Public Policy Priorities
Families living with FTD have significant unmet needs: access to quality dementia care, policies that are friendlier to unpaid caregivers, and a deeper public investment into disease-modifying treatments. In this…
Read MoreFebruary 22, 2025: In-Person Meet & Greet in Sparks, Nev.
AFTD Ambassador Scott Oxarart invites anyone impacted by FTD to join others on the FTD journey for a two-mile walk beginning at Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza in Sparks (300 Howard…
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