Schizophrenia is a small form of mental retardation.
The DSM-IV classifies mental retardation into four stages based on severity: mild (IQ score of 50-55 to approximately 70), moderate (IQ score of 30-35 to 50-55), severe (IQ score of 20-25 to 35-40), and profound (IQ score of less than 20-25).
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally.
Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
People with schizophrenia require lifelong treatment.
PTSD is a disorder and having PTSD can qualify a person for disability payments if it prevents the person from working.
However PTSD is also considered a mental health disorder.
People with PTSD have intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings related to their experience that last long after the traumatic event has ended.
They may relive the event through flashbacks or nightmares; they may feel sadness, fear or anger; and they may feel detached or estranged from other people.
Bipolar disorder is a disability and having bipolar disorder most often automatically qualifies you for disability payments.
The Social Security Administration will automatically grant disability benefits for depression or bipolar disorder if you can show you have the symptoms and limitations listed in its official disability listing for depression or bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder is considered a disability under the ADA, just like blindness or multiple sclerosis.
You may also qualify for Social Security benefits if you can't work.
The best state to live in if you have a disability is Massachusetts because of the fact that it has the second-best livability score and the fourth-best health care score.
Arkansas and Oklahoma are the 2nd best states to live in if you have a disability.
Conditions that are automatically approved for disability are.
Musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., bone, joint injuries, skeletal spine injuries)
Special senses and speech (e.g., visual disorders, blindness)
Respiratory disorders (e.g., chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma)
Arthritis and other musculoskeletal disabilities are the most commonly approved conditions for disability benefits.
If you are unable to walk due to arthritis, or unable to perform dexterous movements like typing or writing, you will qualify.
Mental illness is a disability and having a severe enough mental illness can qualify some people for social security disability payments.
Mental illnesses that can be covered by Social Security disability include depression, anxiety and anxiety-related disorders, autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and intellectual disability.
The 4 hidden disabilities are.
Autoimmune Diseases. In most people, the body's immune system protects them from invaders like bacteria and viruses.
Mental Health Conditions.
Neurological Disorders.
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Disorders.
Some examples of invisible disabilities include autism spectrum disorder, depression, diabetes, and learning and thinking differences such as ADHD and dyslexia.
Invisible disabilities can also include symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue, and dizziness.
A psychological disability is defined as any persistent psychological or psychiatric disorder or emotional or mental illness resulting in impairment of educational, social, or vocational functioning as reported by a mental health professional, based on a diagnosis from the Diagnosis.
A physical impairment is a physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement or anatomical loss impacting one or more body systems.
The most common disability in the world is mobility.
Other most common disabilities include hearing, depression, vision problems, mental disabilities, down syndrome etc.
One billion people, or 15% of the world's population, experience some form of disability.
The legal definition of “disability” states that a person can be considered disabled if they are unable to perform any substantial gainful activity due to a medical or physical impairment or impairments which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period.
Special senses and speech, such as impaired hearing, sight or speech.
Respiratory illnesses, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis.
Cardiovascular illnesses, such as arrhythmia, congenital heart disease and heart failure.
Digestive system, such as bowel or liver disease.
Arthritis and other musculoskeletal disabilities are the most commonly approved conditions for disability benefits.
If you are unable to walk due to arthritis, or unable to perform dexterous movements like typing or writing, you will qualify.
You meet the clinically recognizable disability criteria if you have one of the following:
paraplegia.
quadriplegia.
leg amputation.
motor neurone disease.
cerebal palsy.
chromosomal or syndromic condition.
neurodegenerative disorder.
neuromuscular condition, or.