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Is autism a mental handicap?
No, autism is not a mental handicap.Handicap is an offensive term, a more appropriate term may be disability. Autism is a neurological difference, although some Autistic people may be disabled autism is not a mental disability.
What is DDT Disability?
DDT disability is a term used to refer to disabilities caused by exposure to DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and its breakdown products. DDT was a widely used pesticide that has been linked to various health issues, including developmental delays, neurological disorders, and reproductive problems.
What type of disability is autism?
Autism isn't a disability, it is a difference - autism is a spectrum, as such it effects different people in different ways and to different severities, so although some people may face disabilities as a result of autism many don't. As a disability it would be considered a neurological disability.
What shouldn't autistic people do?
There is absolutely nothing that an autistic person cannot do. Autism is a neurological difference, it can be considered a disability as it can limit people in some ways, but it doesn't stop them from doing anything.
Is a cervical fracture considered a disability?
In the acute phase, while it is healing, the person most likely has a temporary disability. Whether the person has a permanent impairment depends on how well the fracture heals and whether there are any residual neurological impairments. The person's treating doctor would be in the best position to answer this.
Will the US military accept someone with Aspergers Syndrome if he or she passes all the tests?
Yes, it is a learning disability, unless they are Asperger's due to Autism. Comment: Asperger's Syndrome is not a learning disability. It is a neurological condition that is part of the autism spectrum. People with Asperger's Syndrome can also have learning disabilities.
What was Walt Disney's learning disability?
Dyslexia which is a learning disability that makes itself manifest primarily as a difficulty with written language, particularly with reading. It is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction. suggests that dyslexia results from differences in how the brain processes written and spoken language. Although dyslexia is thought to be the result of a neurological difference, it is not an intellectual disability. Dyslexia is diagnosed in people of all levels of intelligence. Dyslexia is a learning difficulty which holds no simple definition; psychologists continue to have difficulties providing clear cut answers as to what it is or how it is actually caused. == ==
What is the difference between disability and disorder?
Simply put a disorder can cause a disability. A disability (meaning impaired, as in physical functioning) is a physical or mental impairment that prevents an individual functioning as most people could. A disorder (an ailment that affects the function of mind or body) is the name given to a disease which may sometimes manifest in such a was as to cause a disability. Not all disorders (eg an eating disorder) cause a disability
Is autism mental or a disibility physical?
Autism is not mental or physical per say, nor is it always a disability. Autism is a neurological difference - some people with autism do consider themselves disabled because of the way autism effects them, but many autistic people live just like neurotypical people so do not consider their autism to be a disability at all.
Common neurological disorders?
what are some common neurological disorders
Is anxiety neurological?
No, psychological. Neurological means to deal with the actual nerves in the brain.
How do you put neurological in a sentence?
He has fully recovered from his recent stroke and has no neurological problems.
