you will need to insist on having a neuropsychological evaluation -- several hours of diagnostic testing by a trained psychologist. you may also need to see a cognitive neurologist -- a specialist in memory issues. age-related memory problems and cognitive difficulties can definitely occur at your age.
how do i get a doctor to pay attention to my memory issues? . yes i know some of this is normal aging but i am only 59 and this is interfering with my ability to teach. i can't come up with names and have lots of problems with noun retrieval. i don't recognize my students out of the classroom and there are times when i don't know where i am. i have approached several doctors over the past couple of years and it has been dismissed as being stress or age. the lapses are beginning to frighten me as they are getting worse. how do i get them to understand?