This document lists symptoms and characteristics of various disabilities in three categories: 1) Symptoms of disability which describes behaviors and challenges associated with conditions like ADHD, dyslexia, deafness, blindness, and Asperger's syndrome. 2) Categories of disabilities which organizes the symptoms into groupings of cognitive/learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral/social difficulties, communication/interaction difficulties, and sensory/physical difficulties. 3) Specific disabilities are then matched to the symptoms and categories they correspond to. The document provides an overview of signs and classifications of different disabilities.

1. Francisco Antonio Morales
Breakstone10@hotmail.com
Task 3.3
Symptoms of disability:
Talks excessively and has difficulty remaining in a
HYPERACTIVITY
seated position
Impulsivity: tends to interrupt others ADHD
Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly. DYSLEXIC LEARNER
Use of manual means of communication DEAF
Use of magnifier when reading BLINDNESS
inappropriate or minimal social interactions ASPERGER’S SYNDROME
Fails to follow directions and/or finish assignments and
INATTENTION
tasks
Makes careless mistakes and disregards details in
INATTENTION
everyday activities and lesson work
conversations almost always revolving around self
ASPERGER’S SYNDROME
rather than others
lack of social or emotional reciprocity AUTISM
Use of visual assistive technology – Braille Devices BLINDNESS
Mobility dependence and need of walking assistant PHYSICAL DISABILITY
Complains of feeling or seeing non-existent movement
VISUAL READING AND SPELLING
while reading, writing, or copying.
Problems making sounds can be substituted, left off,
ARTICULATION DISORDER
added or changed.
ADHD Behaviour relevant to language
Problems reading small print
learning-reading
Focus on the speaker's lips in communication
HEARING-SPEED

2. PERCEPTION(UNDERSTANDING)
Trouble with writing or copying; pencil grip is unusual;
DYSLEXIC-WRITING AND MOTOR SKILLS
handwriting varies or is illegible
restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of
AUTISM
behavior
Categories of disabilities:
problems reading small print COGNITIVE AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
EMOTIONAL,BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL
Impulsivity: tends to interrupt others
DIFFICULTIES
Talks excessively and has difficulty remaining in a seated EMOTIONAL,BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL
position DIFFICULTIES
Fails to follow directions and/or finish assignments and EMOTIONAL,BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL
tasks DIFFICULTIES
Extremely disorderly or compulsively orderly. COGNITIVE AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION
behavior DIFFICULTIES
Makes careless mistakes and disregards details in EMOTIONAL,BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL
everyday activities and lesson work DIFFICULTIES
COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION
inappropriate or minimal social interactions
DIFFICULTIES
Trouble with writing or copying; pencil grip is unusual;
COGNITIVE AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
handwriting varies or is illegible
SENSORY DIFFICULTIES AND PHYSICAL
Mobility dependence and need of walking assistant
DIFFICULTIES.
SENSORY DIFFICULTIES AND PHYSICAL
Use of manual means of communication
DIFFICULTIES.
SENSORY DIFFICULTIES AND PHYSICAL
Voice problems, speak too loudly or not loud enough
DIFFICULTIES.
SENSORY DIFFICULTIES AND PHYSICAL
Use of visual assistive technology – Braille Devices
DIFFICULTIES.
conversations almost always revolving around self rather COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION

3. than others DIFFICULTIES
SENSORY DIFFICULTIES AND PHYSICAL
focus on the speaker’s lips in communication
DIFFICULTIES.
Complains of feeling or seeing non-existent movement
COGNITIVE AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
while reading, writing, or copying.
Problems making sounds. Sounds can be substituted,
COGNITIVE AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
left off, added or changed.
COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION
lack of social or emotional reciprocity
DIFFICULTIES