Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
 
  • Increasing incidences of short-term memory loss that effects everyday living of job
  • Difficulty doing familiar things such as using an appliance or tying a tie
  • Forgetting common words, using the wrong word, or having problems naming a common object, such as a pencil
  • Putting things in strange places or frequently losing or misplacing things
  • Getting lost or disoriented easily, even in familiar places; disorientation to time or place
  • Problems with complicated tasks, or with abstract thinking (e.g., balancing a checkbook)
  • Problems with judgment (doing things that don't seem to make sense)
  • Major change in personality (e.g., confused, afraid, suspicious) or sudden changes in mood or behavior
  • Losing interest in doing things (or losing interest quickly if not encouraged)