AFTD Webinar: The Lived Experience with FTD: The Road an FTD Diagnosis
The Lived Experience with FTD: The Road to an FTD Diagnosis While awareness of FTD disorders is increasing, many people still face a lengthy and complicated path to receiving…
Read MoreAFTD Grantee Discusses Use of Proteins for Diagnosing FTD and Tracking Severity in Interview
Rowan Saloner, PhD, recipient of AFTD’s 2024 Clinical Research Training Scholarship in FTD, discusses how measuring protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can help diagnose FTD in a recent interview with…
Read MoreGuest Feature: Learning to live with familial FTD
The following Guest Feature was written by Brooke Teweles, who lost her mother and aunt this year to a form of FTD-ALS with genetic roots. Brooke is a proud advocate…
Read MoreAFTD Advocates Visit California Capitol for Passage of FTD Awareness Week Resolution
AFTD staff and advocates, including Emma Heming Willis, traveled to Sacramento on August 18 to celebrate California’s official recognition of FTD Awareness Week 2025. This is California’s second consecutive year…
Read MoreEmma Heming Willis Interviewed by Diane Sawyer in Prime-Time Special
Emma Heming Willis was interviewed Tuesday night, August 26, on “Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special,” sharing her family’s experience of living with FTD.…
Read MoreBook About Family’s FTD Journey Helps Raise Funds for AFTD’s Mission
“No Fault of His Own,” a novel released this summer, was the focus of a recent AFTD fundraiser organized by its author Gina Biskupic, a speech and language pathologist and…
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