Talking Point  
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Welcome to the Talking Point.

Talking Point is an online community for people with dementia and their carers, family and friends to discuss all aspects of the condition.

Talking Point is hosted by the Alzheimer's Society, and supported by a group of volunteer moderators.

You can read the support area of the forum without logging in. However, you will not be able to respond to messages, start new topics or see the Lounge (casual chat) area.

Registered members have access to all areas of Talking Point. This includes the Lounge where you can discuss topics not directly related to dementia. After you have registered, log in using the box at the top right of the main discussion forum.If this is your first visit, be sure to check out help facility by clicking the link above. You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.


  Forum Last Post Threads Posts
Support from other members
This is a general support and discussion forum for people with dementia and their carers, families and friends. If you are unsure where to post, use this forum because more people will see your contribution here.
by Barry
Yesterday 11:48 PM Go to last post
13,986 182,849
This forum is for people who have general concerns about their memory.
25-08-2010 08:44 AM Go to last post
77 805
I have dementia (4 Viewing)
This forum is for people who have been diagnosed with dementia.
Yesterday 08:59 AM Go to last post
196 2,131
This forum is for people with dementia under the age of 65 and their carers, families and friends.
by Sandy
Yesterday 09:43 PM Go to last post
1,022 11,122
This forum is for people who are dealing with both emotional and practical issues following the death of a loved one.
379 4,732
This forum is for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, and who are affected by any form of dementia.
31 222
Information and resources
This forum is designed to provide background information on Talking Point members, via polls and surveys of the membership.
134 1,628
Resources (3 Viewing)
This forum is used to store information about many aspects of dementia that TP members have found helpful.
by sully.
01-09-2010 10:34 PM Go to last post
219 1,613
This forum contains lots of information about how Talking Point works, along with technical tips on how to get the most out of using it.
by Vonny
29-08-2010 11:20 AM Go to last post
183 1,667
This forum is aimed primarily at people who may be conducting research or who may have a professional interest in dementia.
by pgee
28-08-2010 08:13 PM Go to last post
230 1,894
This forum contains news about campaigns for people with dementia and their carers, as well as discussion of dementia stories that have been covered in the media.
by sunny
01-09-2010 08:46 PM Go to last post
697 5,034
News feed
This forum contains news stories from the main Alzheimer’s Society website.
338 828


What's Going On?
Currently Active Users: 116 (7 members and 109 guests)
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Most users ever online was 1,261, 30-10-2007 at 05:45 AM.
Talking Point Statistics
Talking Point Statistics
Threads: 25,593, Posts: 351,669, Members: 12,481, Active Members: 575
Welcome to our newest member, Boocat
Blogs: 226, Entries: 1,459, Last 24 Hours: 2
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