Association for Frontotemporal Dementias

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The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias is the place to turn for accurate information, compassion and hope when lives are touched by frontotemporal dementias. FTD, also called frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), is a cluster of progressive diseases that affect the regions of the brain that control personality, behavior, language, and decision-making.  

The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias (AFTD) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to:
• Promote and fund research into finding the cause, therapies, and cures for the frontotemporal dementias;
• Provide information, education and support to persons diagnosed with frontotemporal dementias (FTD), their families and caregivers;
• Educate physicians and allied health professionals about the FTDs and how to improve patient care;
• Bring about greater public awareness of the nature and prevalence of the frontotemporal dementias and the needs of those who are coping with them;
• Advocate with public officials and promote public and private programs that provide appropriate, affordable and high-quality long term health care and social services.