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Disability Terms starting with "S"

STD

Sexually transmitted disease, a more inclusive term than venereal disease, refers to conditions acquired as a result of sexual intercourse with an infected individual.

Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a side-to side (lateral) curving of the spine, usually developing during childhood or adolescence.

Seizure Disorder

More than two million Americans have seizure disorders. A seizure is the outward sign of sudden, brief change in the electrical balance of the brain.

Shaken baby syndrome

A syndrome seen in abused children and infants, shaken baby syndrome occurs when an infant or small child suffers injury or death from severe shaking or jerking by an adult or adult-sized person.

Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder. In the United States, it is most prevalent in African Americans, but is also found in other ethnic groups.

Sickle Cell Trait

Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited disease. Sickle Cell Anemia is a common type of sickle cell disease.

Speech Disorder

Speech and language disorders are delays and disorders in communication and related areas, ranging from simple sound substitutions to the inability to understand or use language. Causes include:

Spina Bifida

Spina Bifida is one of a group of birth defects called neural tube defects (NTDs). It results from the failure of the spine to close properly during the first month of pregnancy.

Schizo-affective disorder

Schizo-affective disorder is a relatively rare disorder which is very difficult to diagnose accurately and often misdiagnosed.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric illness that causes unusual thinking, feelings, and behavior.

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