7 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease That Could Appear Earlier Than You Think

cognitive change in ways that ordinary forgetfulness does not.

3. Difficulty Planning, Organizing, or Solving Familiar Problems
   Alzheimer’s disease can affect executive functions—the mental abilities involved in planning, organizing, concentrating, solving problems, and carrying out a sequence of steps.

Someone may begin having trouble following a familiar recipe, balancing a checkbook, paying bills correctly, organizing medications, or completing a task that once seemed routine.

They may take much longer than usual to perform familiar activities or repeatedly lose track of the steps involved.

An occasional mathematical mistake or forgotten ingredient is common. A consistent decline in the ability to manage established