List of Hidden Disabilities

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Since many individuals with hidden disabilities appear able-bodied and/or healthy, there is constant scrutiny about an individual’s disability status from family, friends, co-workers, loved-ones, and society in general. This list of hidden disabilities is a representation of the broad spectrum of hidden disabilities as known by the author.

A

Agoraphobia

Allergies

Alzheimer’s

Amnesia

Anorexia

Anxiety disorders

Arachnoiditis

Asperger Syndrome

Asthma

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Autism

B

Bipolar

Bone Diseases

Bulimia nervosa

Brain injuries (TBI)

C

Cancer

Celiac Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Chronic Dizziness

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic Genetic Pancreatitus

Chronic Myofascial Pain

Chronic pain

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

Circadian rhythm sleep disorders

Coeliac Disease

Colitis

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Crohn’s disease

Cystic Fibrosis

D

Deafness

Depression

Diabetes

Dyslexia

Dysautonomia

E

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

Endometreosis

Epilepsy

F

Fibromyalgia

Food allergies

Fructose malabsorption

H

Hashimoto’s Thyroid Disease

Hereditary Fructose Intolerance

HIV/AIDS

Horner’s Syndrome

Hyperhidrosis

Hypermobility Syndrome

Hypoglycemia

I

Inflammatory bowel disease

Intellectual developmental disorder

Interstitial cystitis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

L

Lactose Intolerance

Learning Disabilities

Lupus

Lyme Disease

M

Major depression

Metabolic syndrome

Migraines

Motor Neuron Disease (MND)

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Myasthenia Gravis

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

 

N

Narcolepsy

Orphan Illness

p

Parkinson’s Disease

Personality disorders

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Primary immunodeficiency

Psychiatric disabilities

R

Raynaud’s Disease

Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

Repetitive stress injuries

Rheumatoid arthritis

S

Schnitzler’s Syndrome

Schizophrenia

Scleroderma

Sensorineural hearing loss

Sickle Cell Anemia

Sjagren’s syndrome

Sleep disorders

T

Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)

Transverse Myelitis

u

Ulcerative Colitis