Dr. Laura O'Philbin:

It is a relatively small number but we must remember that people who have young-onset dementia have vastly different needs to people who are diagnosed later in life. They might have mortgages, they might be raising families or they might be coaching the local GAA team. Our anecdotal evidence is that the diagnosis is so different. We know people in their 40s and 50s who are living with dementia. Traditionally it has always been seen as an older person's disease but we know now that it is not. We are seeing more and more people coming forward to our groups.