What are common disabilities?

Common Disabilities

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Learning Disabilities.
• Mobility Disabilities.
• Medical Disabilities.
• Psychiatric Disabilities.
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Visual Impairments.
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

The most common disability type, Mobility, affects 1 in 7 adults.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in four Americans has a disability that affects major daily activities.
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Here are three of the most common physical disabilities we see.

1. Arthritis and Other Musculoskeletal Disorders. …
2. Cerebral Palsy. …
3. Spinal Cord Injuries.

Disability Evaluation Under Social Security Listing of Impairments – Adult Listings (Part A)

• 1.00. Musculoskeletal Disorders.
• 2.00. Special Senses and Speech.
• 3.00. Respiratory Disorders.
• 4.00. Cardiovascular System.
• 5.00. Digestive System.
• 6.00. Genitourinary Disorders.
• 7.00.
• 8.00. Skin Disorders.

If a medical condition does not impair normal activities, it is not considered a disability. 96% of people with chronic medical conditions live with an invisible illness. Many people living with a hidden physical disability or mental challenge can still be active in their hobbies, work, and be active in sports.

Different types of disabilities

• Vision Impairment.
• Deaf or hard of hearing.
• Mental health conditions.
• Intellectual disability.
• Acquired brain injury.
• Autism spectrum disorder.
• Physical disability.

Worldwide, the most common disability in people under the age of 60 is Depression, followed by hearing and visual problems.

What Is the Most Approved Disability? Arthritis and other musculoskeletal system disabilities Make up the most commonly approved conditions for social security disability benefits. This is because arthritis is so common. In the United States, over 58 million people suffer from arthritis.

Primary disabilities are characteristics or behaviours that reflect differences in brain structure and function, such as mental retardation, attention deficits and sensory integration dysfunction. Secondary disabilities are disabilities that the individual is not born with.

According to the World Health Organization, disability has three dimensions: Impairment in a person’s body structure or function, or mental functioning; examples of impairments include Loss of a limb, loss of vision or memory loss. Activity limitation, such as difficulty seeing, hearing, walking, or problem solving.

Top 5 Disabling Conditions that Receive Disability Benefits

• 1) Arthritis. Over 50 million adults and 300,000 children are documented to have some form of arthritis. …
• 2) Degenerative Disc Disease. …
• 3) Cancer. …
• 4) Paralysis. …
• 5) Parkinson’s Disease. …
• Contacting a Social Security Attorney.

In the medical community, obesity is defined as a BMI of 30.0 or higher. No specific weight or BMI establishes obesity as a severe impairment within the disability program.

Invisible disability, or hidden disability, are defined as Disabilities that are not immediately apparent. Some people with visual or auditory disabilities who do not wear glasses or hearing aids, or discreet hearing aids, may not be obviously disabled. Some people who have vision loss may wear contacts.

The most common types of disability affect Mobility, hearing, vision, and cognition. As of 2019, around 13.2 percent of the U.S. population had some type of disability.