Neurological and Neurodevelopmental disabilities are often invisible as well as sleep sensory and some communication invisible disabilities. In this episode we will be covering

• Epilepsy a neurological condition tha causes seizures
• Migraines
• FND or functional neurological disorder where there is an issue with how the brain and body send and receive signals
• TBI or traumatic brain injury caused by a head wound
• Parkinson’s which has some visible symptoms but it can also be invisible
• Dementia a group of progressive conditions that involve memory loss
• Huntington's disease which can be an invisible disability in the early stages
• Narcolepsy where someone falls asleep at inappropriate times
• Aphasia which involves difficulty processing and understanding messages
• Social communication disorder
• Stuttering intermittent interruptions in the pattern of speech flow
• Non verbal learning disability
• Dyslexia
• Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder a wide variety of symptoms caused by being exposed to alcohol in the womb
• Idiopathic hypersomnia excessive daytime sleepiness and unrefreshing sleep
• Severe sleep apnea severe disturbances in breathing during sleep
• Hyperacusis everyday sounds are painful
• Deaf
• Blind
• Cystic fibrosis mucus build up in organs
• PTSD
• The invisible disabilities sunflower

From this episode you will learn more about neurological and neurodevelopmental invisible disabilities as well as sleep sensory and communication invisible disabilities. While the point of this series wasn’t to cover every invisible disability I covered as many common ones as I could but I’m open to more episodes. Through this episode you will gain a greater understanding of these invisible disabilities and some of the myths surrounding them and what you can do to support people living with these invisible disabilities.

Enjoyed this episode and want to learn more about invisible disabilities listen to part 2 of the series episode 12

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-12-invisible-disabilities-part-2-physical-invisible/id6785985912?i=1000787178326

Listen to part 1 of the invisible disabilities series episode 11

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https://open.spotify.com/show/1QEJ2nZoVw562I0gzsHNKJ

Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-11-invisible-disabilities-part-1-the-foundations/id6785985912?i=1000785767853

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