Types of disabilities:

Types of disabilities:

            There are many different types of disabilities which loosely fall into four

4 separate categories  are,

1.      Intellectual,

2.      Physical,

3.      Sensory, and

4.      Mental illness.

1.Intellectual disabilities:

* An intellectual disability may mean difficulty communicating, learning, and retaining information. They include Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, and developmental delays.

* Intellectual or Learning Disabilities People with an intellectual, learning, or cognitive disability have a reduced capacity to learn tasks or process information

2. Physical disabilities:

Many causes and conditions can impair mobility and movement. The inability to use legs, arms, or the body trunk effectively because of paralysis, stiffness, pain, or other impairments is common. It may be the result of birth defects, disease, age, or accidents. These disabilities may change from day to day.

3. Sensory disabilities:

Sensory disabilities affect one or more senses; sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste or spatial awareness. They include  blindness, and hearing loss.

4.Mental illnesses:

A mental illness affects a person's thinking, emotional state and behaviours. They include bipolar, depression, schizophrenia, and eating disorders.