Close Connection Between Disability And Other Conditions

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There is very close connection between disability and other multiple condition listed above. People who already have disability are more likely to develop other conditions. For example, if individual suffers from physical disability is very likely to has emotional health problems, as disability is barrier to some of the daily activities. And from the other side, the correlation between learning disability and other conditions is very close as well. Learning disability is a result of brain development being affected before birth, during birth or in a person’s childhood. It is very common that individuals with learning disability have other health or mental health problems. Research suggests that between 41% and 27% of adults with a learning

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