Using children’s drawings as implicit measurements in future Alzheimer’s research for the detection and alteration of negative stereotyping

Many children have grandparents with dementia. These direct confrontations with decline are reinforced by one‐sided, negative portrayal in the media making youngsters internalize harmful images about old age and dementia. It is vital for the well‐being of future generations that education and research join forces to clearly map and transform these toxic mental representations in children about old age and dementia.