Multiple disabilities

Multiple disabilities is a term for a person with several disabilities, such as a sensory disability associated with a motor disability.

Depending on the definition, a severe intellectual disability may be included in the term "multiple disabilities". Individual usually has more than one significant disability, such as movement difficulties, sensory loss, and/or a behavior or emotional disorder.

At times, in common usage "Multiple disability", "spasticity" and "cerebral palsy" are used interchangeably. The term is widely used to connote mental disability and is accepted for usage in medical fraternity as well as in social life. Many organizations known as "Spastic Societies" viz. Spastic Society of Gurgaon are working in different areas in India as charitable bodies for people with cerebral palsy, autism, mental retardation and multiple disabilities in care-taking, rehabilitation and medical support of children with such neurological muscular development disabilities. Similar organizations are also working very effectively in U.K, U.S.A, Australia and some other developed countries.

Characteristics

People with severe or multiple disabilities may exhibit a wide range of characteristics, depending on the combination and severity of disabilities, and the person’s age. There are, however, some traits they may share, including:

Psychological

Behavioral

Physical/health

(See also characteristics for students with visual impairment, hearing impairment, orthopedic impairment, autism, and speech/language impairment.)

Challenges

Families

Individuals

Accommodations/strategies

References

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