3. Changes in Behavior and Personality
As a child grows into an adult, his or her personality seems many landmark changes. Our personality and behavior may go through several changes based on our nature and the life experiences we undergo. However, the process of personality change may continue in a deteriorative manner if someone is afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease.
One of the first telling AD signs is that a person starts to act differently. These are not just changes in habit, like preferring a vase on the other side of the room. These are changes in their temperament, general mood, or disposition that their close circle has grown to know. These personality shifts may also be threatening signs of depression as the once-social AD patient withdraws into themselves.
There may also be unusual habits exhibited which wouldn’t be normal in any person. This could include wandering off, insulting and swearing at those around them, etc.