Ten warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

1. Memory loss that affects day-today abilities — forgetting things often or struggling to retain new information.

2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks — forgetting how to do something you’ve been doing your whole life, such as preparing a meal or getting dressed

3. Problems with language — forgetting words or substituting words that don’t fit the context.

4. Disorientation in time and space — not knowing what day of the week it is or getting lost in a familiar place.

5. Impaired judgment — not recognizing a medical problem that needs attention or wearing light clothing on a cold day.

6. Problems with abstract thinking — having difficulty balancing a chequebook, for example, or not understanding what numbers are and how they are used.

7. Misplacing things — putting things in strange places, like a dress in the refrigerator or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl.

8. Changes in mood and behaviour — exhibiting severe mood swings from being easy-going to quicktempered.

9. Changes in personality — behaving out of character, such as becoming confused, suspicious, or fearful.

10. Loss of initiative — losing interest in friends, family and favourite activities.