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There is a new paper this week (you can read it if you register w/ Medscape) on "Disorders of Emotional Processing in ALS." What it boils down to is evidence that changes in the brain itself make it harder for PALS to recognize and differentiate emotions in others. So a scientific rationale for some of the behavior we are talking about.
Laurie put this in another thread, but I thought it could be worth discussing here for those who are facing the horror of FTD taking their PALS away.
I always took the approach to Chris that parts of his brain were being attacked just like the muscles of his body that I could see. This made it far more possible for me to cope with the personality changes as they were quite devastating.
Really worth reading this article to see what the researchers are finding is happening in some PALS, particularly bulbar onset.