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It Is What It Is FTD Film Earns Award

The AFTD’s 18-minute film that chronicles the lives of four families confronted with FTD, It Is What It Is, recently won an Award of Excellence from the Videographer Awards in Arlington, Texas.  With almost…

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Free Webinar for Caregivers on the Importance of Positive Emotions

Importance of Positive Emotions for Caregivers Free Webinar by Janet Edmunson, M.Ed. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Eastern Time US) 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. (Central) 6:00 –…

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Ambiguous loss: Surviving a loved one’s younger-onset dementia

April 13, 2011 Watertown, Mass Katherine Nichols, a nationally published writer and former caregiver, talks about her personal journey through her husband’s younger-onset frontal temporal dementia while raising a family.…

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Support Team NEON EXTREME Today

Alexandra and Graham Sparks will show their support for AFTD by taking on an extreme challenge. Together with 10 other runners they will participate in the The Cape 13 Relay,…

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Neuro Film Festival

Vote Now for Your Favorite 2011 Neuro Film Festival Video The video entries for the 2011 Neuro Film Festival℠ are in and the public can now begin voting on its…

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AFTD Caregiver Conference & Annual Meeting

AFTD’s 2011 Caregiver Conference and Annual Meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 10, in Cambridge, Mass. New York Times best-selling author Elinor Lipman will deliver the opening address; Bradford Dickerson,…

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Help Develop Website for Caregivers

Participants Wanted for Study to Help Develop Caregiver Website Clinical Tools, Inc., of Chapel Hill, NC, has received funding from the National Institute on Aging to develop an educational and…

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Consumer-Friendly FTD Booklet

The National Institute on Aging has a produced consumer-friendly booklet, Frontotemporal Disorders: Information for Patients, Families, and Caregivers. The free, 30-page booklet, which includes contritubutions from AFTD, explains the disorders, causes,…

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