1. Presented by Dainy Nhan

2.  A variety of diseases
and disorders
 People who have
limited
strength, energy or
alertness that affects
their ability to learn in
a normal classroom.

3.  Other Health Impairments can range from
attention deficit disorder, or ADD,a disorder
where children have trouble focusing their
attention on one task for an extended
time, to serious life threatening diseases like
cancer or HIV.

4. Some of disorders are present at birth
 Sickle cell anemia
 Asthma
 Hemophilia or epilepsy

5. Sickle Cell Anemia
 A serious condition in which the red blood cells can
become sickle-shaped (that is, shaped like a “C”).
 Normal red blood cells are smooth and move easily
through blood vessels to carry oxygen to all parts of the
body.
 Sickle-shaped cells don’t move easily through blood.
They’re stiff and sticky and tend to form clumps and
get stuck in blood vessels.

6. Normal and Sickled Red Blood Cells in
Blood Vessels
 Figure A
Shows normal red blood cells
flowing freely in a blood
vessel. The inset image shows
a cross-section of a normal
red blood cell with normal
hemoglobin.
 Figure B
Shows abnormal, sickled red
blood cells clumping and
blocking the blood flow in a
blood vessel. The inset image
shows a cross-section of a
sickled red blood cell with
abnormal strands of
hemoglobin.

7.  The clumps of sickle cells block blood flow in the
blood vessels that lead to the limbs and organs.
 Blocked blood vessels can cause pain, serious
infections, and organ damage.

8. Treatments
 Needs regular medical
care and exercise.

9. Asthma
 A chronic disease that
affects your airways
 The airways are the tubes
that carry air in and out
of your lungs.

11. In a severe asthma attack, the airways can close so
much that not enough oxygen gets to vital organs.
This condition is a medical emergency. People can die
from severe asthma attacks.

12. Treatments
 Take medicine that
control your asthma.
 Using asthma medicines.
 Monitoring your asthma
so that you can recognize
when your symptoms are
getting worse and
respond quickly to
prevent or stop an
asthma attack.

13. Hemophilia
 Inherited bleeding disorder
in which your blood doesn’t
clot normally.
 If you have hemophilia, you
may bleed for a longer time
than others after an injury.
You also may bleed
internally, especially in your
knees, ankles, and elbows.
This bleeding can damage
your organs or tissues
and, sometimes, be fatal.

14. Treatments
 A medical care setting.
 Getting treatment quickly
for bleeding to limit
damage is important.

15. Other impairments are caused by
acquired conditions
 Lead poisoning
 Rheumatic fever

16. Lead poisoning
 A highly toxic substance, exposure to which can
produce a wide range of adverse health effects.

17. Rheumatic fever
 A complicated,
involved disease that
affects the joints, skin,
heart, blood vessels,
and brain.

18. Treatments
 A medical care setting.
 Children with rheumatic
fever are often treated in
the hospital, depending
upon the severity of the
disease.

19. The category is broad and a person does not
necessarily need special education just because
they have the condition.
 Epilepsy and Diabetes are both diseases that can
affect learning in some cases, but that can usually be
managed by medications allowing students to lead
normal lives with no effect on learning.