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Non-visible Disabilities
Invisible disabilities are hidden neurological conditions that present significant challenges to learning, interacting with others, regulating mood and thinking patterns and to otherwise experiencing a fulfilling lifestyle. Individuals with non-visible disabilities may have difficulty performing some tasks without appearing to have a disability.
Halton Region's Non-visible disabilities pamphlet (pdf)
Developmental Disabilities
- ADD/ADHD
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism
- Down syndrome
- Dyslexia
- Speech/communication disorder
- Tourette's Syndrome
Mental Disabilities
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anxiety Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Dyscalculia
- Learning Disabilities (attention, reasoning, processing, memory, communication, reading, writing, spelling, calculation, coordination, social competence and emotional maturity)
- Memory Loss
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia: Acrophobia; Agoraphobia; etc (see List of Phobias).
Physical Disabilities
- Dependency on dialysis, sanitary or urinary supplies
- Dexterity Impairment
- Lupus & other Auto Immune
- Orthopedic impairments
- Visual Impairment: Blindness; Blurred Vision; Cataract; Color Blindness
- Hearing Impairment; Hearing Loss; Meniere's Disease; Tinnitus (Ringing In the Ears)
- Mobility Impairment: Arthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); Osteoarthritis; Cerebral Palsy; Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Muscular Dystrophy (MD); Paralysis; Parkinson's Disease; Stroke.
- Head Injury: Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chronic Illnesses: Allergies; Asthma; Cancer; Cardiovascular; Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Chronic Pain – Fibromyalgia, arthritis, etc.; Diabetes; Epilepsy; Hemophilia; Hypoglycemia; HIV AIDS; Renal Failure; Sleep disorders; Thyroid condition; Tuberculosis (TB)
Other Disabilities
- Substance Abuse / Addictions: Alcohol Addiction; Drug Addiction; Nicotine Addiction
For a comprehensive list, download the pdf.
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