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Cinema is often construed to represent society in all its hues and colors- bright and dull, gleeful and sombre. But, the same can't be said of representation of the disabled in cinema.
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If you are disabled, what are you waiting for? SSI is there for your asking. If you are 65 or older, or blind or disabled, SSI will make monthly payments to you. Your child under the age of 18, can qualify for SSI, if he or she meets Social Security’s definition of disability.
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We might associate disability with only mental or physical disability. But, then some normal looking people may also be suffering from certain disabilities which might not be quite obvious.
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Dementia is best described as a loss of intellectual or cognitive (thinking) functions within the brain. Those who suffer dementia are, quite often, confused and easily irritated.
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A major misconception in mental health today is that dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and insanity mean more or less the same thing. The facts show otherwise. Alzheimer’s disease is a specific form of dementia, which is a term meaning “progressive brain dysfunction.”
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Family and friends acting as caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s disease often have a very trying task on their hands. Care giving is a full time job, and on top of having to cope with the emotional toll of watching a loved progressively deteriorate with Alzheimer’s disease, there will also be times that the patient behaves in a distressing manner.
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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia (a brain disorder that seriously affects the person’s memory, intellectual, or thinking abilities as well as interferes with social and/or occupational functioning) that occurs in the elderly.
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On April 10, 1980, the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association was incorporated. With no more than $75,000 for a budget, this Alzheimer Association made it under the leadership of founding president, Jerome Stone, opening seven founding chapters in total: Boston, Columbus, Minneapolis, New York City, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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Special attention and extra patience are some of the most important things you must have to raise a healthy child, even if he is suffering from autism. And since autistic child has certain deficiencies in terms of learning, you should give extra attention the specific points he has to improve.
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Alzheimer’s disease is an incurable illness, which will gradually ravage a patient’s brain functions as they relate to memory, sound judgment, and the ability to effectively communicate and reason.
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Because Alzheimer’s disease is difficult to diagnose, and because it shares symptoms with so many other conditions, doctors use a set group of criteria to determine if a patient is suffering from possible Alzheimer’s disease, probable Alzheimer’s disease, or another kind of dementia altogether.
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