{"id":1754,"date":"2026-10-22T09:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/cltc\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2026-10-26T11:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:46:44","slug":"younger-onset-dementia-unique-challenges-families-experience-community-that-empowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/cltc\/younger-onset-dementia-unique-challenges-families-experience-community-that-empowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Younger-Onset Dementia: Unique Challenges Families Experience &#038; Community that Empowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Younger-Onset Dementia (YOD) is when someone starts showing dementia symptoms before the age of 65. 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