When did Stephen Hawking become crippled?

Answer 1

When he got a motor neurone disease related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis aged 21

Answer 2

Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neuron disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 21 in 1963. Over the years, the disease gradually paralyzed him, ultimately confining him to a wheelchair and later leading to the use of a speech-generating device to communicate.

Answer 3

well, he was diagnosed with ALS in 1963,

he could slightly take care of himself in 1974

until he caught pneumonia in 1985

Answer 4

He was diagnosed with ALS when he was 21, which was in 1963. By around 1974 he was not able to move around by himself or feed himself.

Answer 5

he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's at age 22.

Answer 6

Stephen Hawking has ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease, it is a disabling muscle wasting disease.

Answer 7

when he was about 20 or 21

Answer 8

he got disabled at the age of 20

Answer 9

he was born with it