Disabilities and Medical Conditions

This section documents medical conditions, disabilities, treatments, access needs, daily-life effects, and individual health histories.

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A

• AAC and Nonspeaking Communication Reference
• ADHD Reference
• Anemia Reference
• Anoxic Brain Injury Reference
• Apraxia Reference
• ASL and Deaf Culture Reference
• Asplenia Reference
• Autism Spectrum

B

• Bipolar I Disorder Reference

C

• Cerebral Palsy Reference
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME-CFS) Reference
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Reference
• Chronic Pain Reference
• Chronic Sinusitis Reference
• Cluster Headaches Reference
• Coronary Artery Disease Reference
• COVID-19 Complications Reference
• Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Reference

D

• Depression and Anxiety Disorders Reference
• Down Syndrome Reference

E

• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Reference
• Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders Reference
• Evans Syndrome Reference

F

• Feeding Tubes and Enteral Nutrition Reference
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Reference

G

• Gastroparesis Reference
• Genetic Inheritance of Neurological Conditions

H

• Heart Attack Reference
• Hemorrhagic Stroke Reference
• Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG)
• Hypoglycemia and Diabetic Emergencies Reference

I

• Influenza Reference
• Institutional Trauma and Abuse Reference

L

• Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Reference
• Low-Grade Glioma (Brain Tumor)

M

• Medical Gaslighting Reference
• Medical Racism Reference
• Migraine Reference

N

• Narcolepsy Reference

O

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Reference
• Ovarian Cancer Reference

P

• PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
• Pediatric to Adult Care Transition
• Pituitary Gigantism Reference
• PNES Reference
• Post-ICU Syndrome Reference
• Postpartum Anxiety and Depression in Fathers Reference
• POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Reference
• Prosthetic Hip and Hip Locking Episodes Reference
• PTSD and Medical Trauma Reference

S

• Septic Shock Reference
• SHU Syndrome and Solitary Confinement Effects Reference
• Sleep Disorders Reference
• Speech Differences and Stuttering Reference
• Spinal Cord Injuries Reference
• Suicide and Overdose Reference

T

• Temozolomide (TMZ) Chemotherapy
• Thrombocytopenia Reference
• Toxic Masculinity in Medicine and Healthcare Reference
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Reference
• Type 1 Diabetes Reference

U

• Usher Syndrome Reference

W

• Wheelchair Use and Wheelchair Culture Reference

X

• XXY-Klinefelter Syndrome Reference