Day 1 Different types of disabilities & Effect of aging

 

DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISABILITIES

1. vision Impairment :- Vision impairment refers to people who are blind or who have partial vision.

2. Deaf or hard of hearing :- Hearing impairments can range from mild to profound. People who are hard of hearing may use a range of strategies and equipment including speech, lip-reading, writing notes, hearing aids or sign language interpreters.

3. Mental health conditions :- Mental illness is a general term for a group of illnesses that affect the mind or brain. These illnesses, which include bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety and personality disorders, affect the way a person thinks, feels and acts.

4. Intellectual disability :-A person with an intellectual disability may have significant limitations in the skills needed to live and work in the community, including difficulties with communication, self-care, social skills, safety and self-direction.

5. Acquired brain injury :-Acquired brain injury (ABI) refers to any type of brain damage that occurs after birth. The injury may occur because of infection, disease, lack of oxygen or a trauma to the head.The long term effects are different for each person and can range from mild to profound.

6. Autism spectrum disorder :- Autism affects the way information is taken in and stored in the brain. People with autism typically have difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions and other activities. Impairments usually exist across three main areas of functioning:

• social interaction

• communication, and

• behaviour (restricted interests and repetitive behaviours).

Many people with an autism spectrum disorder also have sensory sensitivities, i.e. over or under sensitivity to sight, touch, taste, smell, sound, temperature or pain.

7. physical disability :-The common characteristic in physical disability is that some aspect of a person's physical functioning, usually either their mobility, dexterity, or stamina, is affected.The disability may be permanent or temporary. It may exist from birth or be acquired later in life.

 

EFFECT OF AGING

some common illness contribute largely to disability in people aged over 65 years

• Hearing impairment

• Arthritis

• Cognitive impairment

• Vision