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Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities     The term invisible disability refers to symptoms such as debilitating pain, fatigue, dizziness, cognitive dysfunctions, brain injuries, learning differences and mental health disorders, as well as hearing and vision impairments. These are not always obvious to the onlooker, but can sometimes or always limit daily activities, range from mild challenges to severe limitations and vary from person to person. Invisible disability are not immediately apparent. It can include chronic illnesses such as renal failure, diabetes, and sleep disorders if those diseases significantly impair normal activities of daily living. For example there are people with visual or auditory impairments who do not wear hearing aids or eye glasses so they may not seem to be obviously impaired. Another example is Fibromyalgia which is now understood to be the most common cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain. In short, one is in pain but not obvious. The other is bipolar yet he looks normal. Types of Invisible Disabilities: Chronic Pain: A variety of conditions may cause chronic pain. A few of those reasons may be back problems, bone disease, physical injuries, and any number of other reasons. Chronic pain may not be noticeable to people who do not understand the victims specific medical condition. Chronic Fatigue: This type of disability refers to an individual who constantly feels tired. This can be extremely debilitating and affect every aspect of a persons every day life. Mental Illness: There are many mental illnesses that do qualify for disability benefits. Some examples are depression, attention deficit disorder, schizophrenia, agoraphobia, and many others. These diseases can also be completely debilitating to the victim, and can make performing everyday tasks extremely difficult, if not impossible. Chronic Dizziness: Often associated with problems of the inner ear, chronic dizziness can lead to impairment when walking, driving, working, sleeping, and other common tasks.ity aids on good days, or ever. SOME disabilities considered invisible disabilities: ADHD or Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Agoraphobia, Anxiety disorders, Allergies, Arachnoiditis, Asperger Syndrome, Asthma, Autism, Bipolar disorder, Brain injuries, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Circadian rhythm sleep disorders, Coeliac and Crohn'sDiseases, Depression, Diabetes, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Endometreosis, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Food allergies, Fructose malabsorption, Hereditary Fructose Intolerance, Hyperhidrosis, Hypoglycemia, Inflammatory bowel disease, Interstitial cystitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lactose Intolerance, Lupus, Lyme Disease, Major or Severe depression, Metabolic syndrome, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Myasthenia Gravis, Narcolepsy, Personality disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Primary immunodeficiency, Psychiatric disabilities, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Repetitive stress injuries, Rheumatoid arthritis, Schnitzler's Syndrome, Schizophrenia, Scleroderma, Sjagren's syndrome, Temporomandibular joint disorder, Transverse Myelitis and Ulcerative Colitis.  Once in a while, someone comes along to put you on top of the world.   |
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