Alzheimer's Disease: Symptoms
Most people with Alzheimer's share certain signs of the disease. These may include:

• Increasing and persistent forgetfulness, especially of recent events or simple directions, and eventually, forgetting the names of family members  and everyday objects such as a comb or a watch.
  
• Difficulties with abstract thinking, progressing to trouble understanding and recognizing numbers.
  
• Difficulty finding the right words to express thoughts or follow conversations. Eventually, reading and writing are also affected.
  
• Disorientation, loss of a sense of time. Eventually, people with Alzheimer’s may even wander from home.
  
• Loss of judgment in solving everyday problems. Alzheimer's is characterized by greater difficulty in doing things that require planning, decision-making and judgment.
  
• Difficulty performing familiar tasks that require sequential steps.
  
• Personality changes, mood swings, distrust of others, increased stubbornness and social withdrawal.