Types of disabilities
There are many different types of disabilities such as intellectual, physical, sensory, and mental illness.
While we wanted to share some information about different disabilities with you, remember, disability is not black and white. Two people with the same type of disability may not have the same experiences.
What is an intellectual disability?
An intellectual disability is characterised by someone having an IQ below 70 (the median IQ is 100), as well as significant difficulty with daily living such as self-care, safety, communication, and socialisation.
People with an intellectual disability may process information more slowly, find communication and daily living skills hard, and also have difficulty with abstract concepts such as money and time.
What is a physical disability?
Physical disabilities may affect, either temporarily or permanently, a person’s physical capacity and/or mobility.
There are may different causes of physical disabilities but they can include inherited or genetic disorders, serious illnesses, and injury.
Types of mental illness
Different types of mental illness affect a person's thinking, emotional state and behaviours.
What is a mental illness?
Mental illness is a general term that refers to a group of illnesses that significantly affects how a person feels, thinks, behaves, and interacts with other people.
Mental illnesses can be very difficult and debilitating to those experiencing them, as well as their families and friends. They can also be be permanent, temporary, or come and go.
Types of sensory disabilities
Different types of sensory disabilities affect one or more senses; sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste or spatial awareness.
What is a sensory disability?
A sensory disability is a disability of the senses (e.g. sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste).
As 95% of the information about the world around us comes from our sight and hearing, a sensory disability can affect how a person gathers information from the world around them.
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