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Driving ... The Alzheimer's Association
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Driving is a complex activity that requires quick thinking and reactions, as well as good perceptual abilities. For the person with Alzheimer's disease, driving becomes a safety issue. While he or she READ MORE
http://www.alz.org/national/documents/topicsheet_driving.pdf

AARP Driver Safety Program
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AARP Driver Safety * Driver Safety Program http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/transportation/ds_program/ * CarFit http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/transportation/carfit/ * We Need READ MORE
http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/transportation/info-05-2010/observing_...

Driving with dementia: New helpful guidelines
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The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline to help determine when people with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia should stop driving. The following links are to highly d READ MORE
http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/Planning_for_the_Future/driving-with-d...

ADED -- Driving evaluation for Alzheimer's patients
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Deciding if and when it's time to stop driving is an extremely difficult and emotional time. When Alzheimer's or dementia occurs, a decision will need to be made as to when an individual is no longer READ MORE
http://www.driver-ed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm...

Dementia & Driving
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When an individual is diagnosed with dementia, one of the first concerns that families and caregivers face is whether or not that person should drive. A diagnosis of dementia may not mean that a perso READ MORE
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp...

Driver landmark and traffic sign identification in early Alzheimer's disease
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Objective: To assess visual search and recognition of roadside targets and safety errors during a landmark and traffic sign identification task in drivers with Alzheimer's disease. Methods: 33 driv READ MORE
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi...
Whether or not to stop an Alzheimer's patient from driving -- and HOW to stop the patient from driving, and finding other means of transportation for the patient -- can be among the biggest issues faced by the caregiver.
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