He stopped washing himself, no showering, no brushing his teeth or wearing clean clothes every day. He drove my mum round the bend a few times when poured orange juice into the milk. He struggled to make tea or coffee and an attempt to make himself a ham and cheese sandwich resulted in coffee grounds and sugar amongst the filling. He couldn't make food for himself any more. When driving he needed directions in areas where he'd lived/worked most of his life, forgot/became confused about which year/month/day it was etc.
Gradually he became more and more forgetful. (His colleagues were well intentioned, but ultimately this may have delayed his diagnosis) He became very anxious about work when he got a new boss who wasn't familiar with him. He hadn't been doing his work or supervising his staff properly. Eventually we found out that his colleagues at work had been covering for him.
Socially, he became more withdrawn, especially in large groups. He became very bad with money, he lost a few £k to a PPI scam, became paranoid that he couldn't afford to do his weekly food shop etc. He wasn't forgetful but he'd do things that were very out of character - buying things from people selling door to door, accusing people of stealing, becoming angry at perceived slights etc. Initially (before diagnosis) my dad seemed to be acting very strangely. What I gather from reading about other people's experiences, after the early stages, the symptoms/behaviours are quite similar amongst the different types of dementia.
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