Saturday, May 23, 2009

Invisible Disabilities

Often people don't realize others have special needs because many disabilities are not obvious.Some may only be truly disabling in severe form while others might be intermittent, but they all limit people's lives. Here's a partial list of invisible disabilities:
Addictions

AIDS

Allergies

Altzheimer’s Syndrome

Arthritis

Attention Deficit Disorder

Asthma

Back Problems

Blood Disorders

Cancer

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Pain

Celiac Disease

Circulatory Disorders

Clinical Depression

Deafness

Developmental Delays

Diabetes

Dry Eye

Environmental Allergies

Fainting Syndrome

Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Fiber Intolerance

Food Allergies and Intolerances

Head Injuries

Hearing Loss

Heart Problems

Hyperactivity

Insomnia

Lactose Intolerance

Learning Disabilities

Lupus Erythematosis

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities

Mental Illness

Multiple Sclerosis

Narcolepsy

Neurological Damage

Osteoarthritis

Permanent Injuries

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Post Polio Syndrome

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Scoliosis

Seizure Disorders

Sjogren’s Syndrome

Speech Defects

Stroke

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Vision Problems

...and many others

2 comments:

  1. Thanks.

    A Sjogren's Sufferer.

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  2. This is one of the hardest things about dealing with our daughter's developmental delays. Many times she can look like an average kid, then the next minute she is yelling or kicking like she's crazy. We get "the look" from strangers who know NOTHING about how hard she works to self-regulate in a world that doesn't always make sense to her. I've learned to ignore it, and realize it is a natural reaction on their part, but I wish there were a good way to educate them a little in the process.

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