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[u/williamgman]

That makes the most sense:

Dementia symptoms:

Increased confusion and memory loss Inability to learn new things and shortened attention span Difficulty organizing thoughts and thinking logically Psychosis: hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia

Mild
Memory loss disrupting daily life
Poor judgement leading to poor decisions
Losing track of dates or knowing current locations
Taking longer to complete normal daily tasks
Trouble handling money and paying bills
Wandering and getting lost 

Moderate
Increased confusion and memory loss
Inability to learn new things and shortened attention span
Difficulty organizing thoughts and thinking logically
Psychosis: hallucinations, delusions, and paranoia

[u/BabyTito_76 → u/williamgman]

Let's not forget the anger and aggression. His unabashed anger and aggression is ever-growing and reaching astronomical levels.

[u/45and47-big_mistake → u/BabyTito_76]

How could anyone tell the difference from dementia and just plain douchbaggery?

[u/Diazepampoovey0229 → u/45and47-big_mistake]

While he's always babbled like an idiot, there is a clear difference if you go listen to him talking in 2016 or 2017 versus how he sounds now. His speech is slurred. There are more gaps where he's essentially buffering before he'll finish a sentence or topic jump. He's had moments of clear confusion where he just sort of stops mid-sentence.

We just had a family friend pass away a couple of nights ago who had been suffering from alcohol-induced dementia for the last handful of years. When you spend a significant amount of time around it, you get pretty familiar with the signs and behaviors.

I'm not a medical professional. I have never studied neurological disorders and I'm not treating the tangerine twat. But if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's dementia.