When a person with dementia starts to behave in ways that seem out of character, some people wrongly assume this is just another symptom of the condition.

We explain the difference between normal ageing and dementia, including examples of potential symptoms for three common types of dementia - Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia and mixed dementia .

Find out why receiving a professional diagnosis is an important step to living well with dementia. 

The symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are generally mild to start with, but they get worse over time and start to interfere with daily life. Read how the symptoms can progress. 

This page outline the most common symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies, many of which are unique to this type of dementia.