Depite people with learning disabilities being more likely to get dementia - they are barely visible in government dementia policy.
Dementia is a condition associated with a decline in the brain’s cognitive ability. There are various types of dementia, with two of the most common being Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia.
People with Down's Syndrome have a very high risk of developing dementia at an early age. This project set out to develop a psychosocial assessment to assist the identification of dementia among this group of people.