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

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

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?

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