My dad has had all the neurological test to rule out anything else but his memory continues to decline, short term that is. He shows all the classic symptoms of alzheimers/dementia and it is getting worse each week. What are the advantages of a diagnosis and what are the disadvantages.
There are many good books and also you tube videos "Teepa Snow" who can help prepare you for cognitve decline. Continue to document your observations on dad, dates, time of day, environment or stresses at the time and provide to physician and/or geriatric psychiatrist experienced with elders. They can do additional tests to help diagnose.
My father was never told, he just began to ask me to drive more and more. Mom wanted to drive up to the day she died but we had sold her car. This is potentially a very dangerous situation for your Dad and the other individuals driving around him.
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