Posts by PJ Lepp
Tips and Advice: Driving and FTD
Driving is a cognitively demanding activity; for people with FTD, it can be especially difficult. While a diagnosed person in early FTD may be able to continue driving, the progression…
Read MoreTips and Advice: Using Medication to Alleviate FTD Symptoms
While there are currently no FDA-approved therapeutics to treat FTD directly, some people benefit from asking their healthcare providers about medications to help with some of the symptoms of FTD…
Read MoreFDA Announcement on ALS Drug Reflects Growing Hope for Treatments
The FDA’s recent approval of a new drug to treat ALS signals important and promising developments for our community. In clinical trials, the drug, which will be marketed as Relyvrio…
Read MoreWords of Encouragement: Sharing the Journey to Diagnosis
World FTD Awareness Week 2022 began on Sunday. To mark this yearly event, AFTD asked people to share their stories of obtaining an FTD diagnosis on social media. Members of our…
Read MoreAFTD Pleased to Announce New Brand Ambassador Nicole Petrie
ADTD is pleased to announce an official partnership with Nicole Petrie, a social media influencer and AFTD volunteer who is also a care partner for her mother. Over the next…
Read MoreAFTD Hope Rising Benefit Convenes Hundreds in NYC
(L-R: AFTD CEO Susan L-J Dickinson, Hope Rising Benefit Chairs David Zaslav and Anna Wintour, AFTD Board member Donald E. Newhouse, Hope Rising Host Paula Zahn, Hope Rising Benefit Vice…
Read MoreAFTD News: Fall 2004, Volume 1, Issue 2
In this issue: 9th International Alzheimer’s Conference Includes FTD Meeting, AFTD Medical Advisory Council Convenes, Critical Role of Tau. LINK: AFTD News Fall 2004
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