Welcome

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration is the place to turn for accurate information, compassion and hope when lives are touched by frontotemporal degeneration. FTD, also called frontotemporal dementia or frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), is a disease process that causes a group of brain disorders characterized by changes in behavior and personality, language and/or motor skills, and a deterioration in a person’s ability to function.

If you are new to AFTD, it is helpful to begin with the overview and pages for those facing a new diagnosis.

Features

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 Your Gift This Spring Can Go Three Times As Far: The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation has teamed up with AFTD again to match your springtime donation 2:1!  To find out how you can take FTD research to the next level, click here.  Be sure to designate your gift for “drug discovery.”
Letters to the Editor of the New York Times: In response to the May 6 article on FTD “When Illness Makes a Spouse a Stranger,” the New York Times printed four letters to the editor on May 13.  To view those letters, click here.  To read the May 6 front-page story, click here.
  AFTD Fundraising Events for May 19/20:Our fundraisers are out in force again this weekend!  Here’s what’s happening to Fight This Disease:
May 19 – The Big Walk: Jessica and Eric Harder are walking 50 miles for AFTD from NJ to NYC.
May 20 – Scoot for Scooter: The Scaggs family is hosting their 3rd Annual Scoot for Scooter 5K walk/run in Mt. Airy, MD.
May 20 – AFTD Staff and Friends – Walking the Walk: Staff and friends of AFTD will raise money through a 5K run/walk and 10-mile run in King of Prussia, PA.
May 20 – In Loving Memory of My Mom – Nicole Greenway will run the Rite Aid Cleveland 1/2 Marathon on May 20th in memory of her mother while raising money for AFTD.