Frontotemporal dementia symptoms

Physical issues

• May develop a stooped or forward-leaning posture.
• Reduced trunk flexibility and difficulty maintaining proper alignment are commonly observed.

Behavioral and Personality Changes

• Increasingly inappropriate social behavior such as rudeness or impulsivity.
• Loss of empathy and inability to read social signals, often seeming cold or selfish.
• Poor judgment, loss of inhibition, and impulsive actions, including compulsive behaviors (e.g., tapping, clapping).
• Loss of drive or motivation, withdrawal from activities, and lack of interest (apathy) that can resemble depression but without sadness.
• Repetitive or ritualistic behaviors, such as walking the same route or humming.
• Changes in eating habits, such as overeating, eating sweet foods, or compulsively putting things in the mouth.
• Decline in personal hygiene and neglect of self-care.

Language and Communication Problems

• Increasing difficulty using and understanding spoken or written language.
• Loss of vocabulary, trouble naming objects, and forgetting word meanings.
• Hesitant or telegraphic speech (using very simple sentences).
• Getting words out of order or repeating phrases.[nhs]
• Eventually, some may lose the ability to speak (mutism).

Any of this sound familiar…