Driving

Driving tends to be one of the most contentious issues in relationships with people with FTD. While people with FTD don't get lost as easily as people with Alzheimer's, they often lose the ability to make sound judgments and process all the different stimuli involved with driving. Furthermore, while passengers may be aware of decreased driving skill, the person with FTD may be totally unaware.

Try this:

1. Get a steering wheel lock or other safety device that prevents someone with the ignition keys to take the car
2. If the person with FTD is upset about losing their license, take them to the DMV to get pick up the forms to get reinstated. Drive home and tell them that when the forms are completed, you can go back and file them. Rarely do the forms get completed, but your loved one usually feels better for having gone through the exercise of getting the forms.
3. For the language variants, it might be helpful for the person with FTD to carry a letter from the doctor explaining their language difficulties.