This is a disease which is incurable and progressive. It destroys the brain cells to the point that the person loses his or her basic abilities.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
This is also known as the Lou Gehrig’s disease. This is neuromuscular disease which is progressive. This causes the patient to lose his or her motor abilities leading to paralysis.
Asperger’s Syndrome
This is also called “high-functioning” autism. The patient has higher intellect but has a very low social ability. This disease is named after the Australian psychiatrist named Hans Asperger.
Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
This is a behavioral and developmental disorder which is very common. Patients have poor concentration, impulsiveness, hyperactivity, and can easily be distracted.
Autism
This is a disorder in the human central nervous system where patients lose their imagination, interest, communication and social interaction abilities.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Patients suffering from this disorder experiences difficulty inn interpersonal relationships and communication. Patients will also repetitive and obsession behaviors.
Bipolar Disorder
Patients suffering from this disorder can get very excited easily altering with periods of severe depression. They will have abrupt mood swings.
Blindness
Patients suffering from this disability have a loss of eyesight. If a person has a 1/10 normal vision or less, then he or she is having the blindness disorder.
Cerebral Palsy
This is a disability where a child obtains permanent brain injuries while in the mother’s womb or during his or her early months in life.
Deafness
Patients suffering from this disability will have a partial hearing loss or a complete hearing loss. The older people suffer from this disability the most.
Depression
This is a mental disorder where the patient is suffering from severe sadness. He or she will experience worthlessness and lack of interest in daily activities.
Developmental Disability
This will occur among patients before the age of 22. They will experience neurological conditions, autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and mental retardation.
Down Syndrome
This is a disorder where patients have mental retardation, abnormal features in the face, and slow growth. This is caused by a problem in chromosomes.
Epilepsy
This condition occurs when the brain gives out electrical impulses that has a very fast rate resulting to seizures. There are certain medications that may be able to control the seizures among patients.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
These are disorders that may occur when a mother is frequently drinking alcohol during her pregnancy. Some of the problems that may occur are learning disabilities, behavioral problems, mental and physical disorders.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS)
This is a disorder in the body where the body will be losing most of its immune system functions making it very vulnerable to other diseases.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
This is a disease that destroys the myelin in the brain and the spinal cord. This may result to paralysis.
Most common disabilities
Alzheimer’s disease
This is a disease which is incurable and progressive. It destroys the brain cells to the point that the person loses his or her basic abilities.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
This is also known as the Lou Gehrig’s disease. This is neuromuscular disease which is progressive. This causes the patient to lose his or her motor abilities leading to paralysis.
Asperger’s Syndrome
This is also called “high-functioning” autism. The patient has higher intellect but has a very low social ability. This disease is named after the Australian psychiatrist named Hans Asperger.
Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
This is a behavioral and developmental disorder which is very common. Patients have poor concentration, impulsiveness, hyperactivity, and can easily be distracted.
Autism
This is a disorder in the human central nervous system where patients lose their imagination, interest, communication and social interaction abilities.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Patients suffering from this disorder experiences difficulty inn interpersonal relationships and communication. Patients will also repetitive and obsession behaviors.
Bipolar Disorder
Patients suffering from this disorder can get very excited easily altering with periods of severe depression. They will have abrupt mood swings.
Blindness
Patients suffering from this disability have a loss of eyesight. If a person has a 1/10 normal vision or less, then he or she is having the blindness disorder.
Cerebral Palsy
This is a disability where a child obtains permanent brain injuries while in the mother’s womb or during his or her early months in life.
Deafness
Patients suffering from this disability will have a partial hearing loss or a complete hearing loss. The older people suffer from this disability the most.
Depression
This is a mental disorder where the patient is suffering from severe sadness. He or she will experience worthlessness and lack of interest in daily activities.
Developmental Disability
This will occur among patients before the age of 22. They will experience neurological conditions, autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and mental retardation.
Down Syndrome
This is a disorder where patients have mental retardation, abnormal features in the face, and slow growth. This is caused by a problem in chromosomes.
Epilepsy
This condition occurs when the brain gives out electrical impulses that has a very fast rate resulting to seizures. There are certain medications that may be able to control the seizures among patients.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
These are disorders that may occur when a mother is frequently drinking alcohol during her pregnancy. Some of the problems that may occur are learning disabilities, behavioral problems, mental and physical disorders.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS)
This is a disorder in the body where the body will be losing most of its immune system functions making it very vulnerable to other diseases.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
This is a disease that destroys the myelin in the brain and the spinal cord. This may result to paralysis.