Disability tax credits and benefits are often available to those with some sort of disability. So if you are one with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, then the Canadian Disability Corporation can help you get those benefits that you may be entitled to.
The Pervasive Developmental Disorders or PDD form a group of different disorders that affect the brain, cognitive and motor functions in particular. This disability creates inhibition of normal social activities like interaction and also some physical activities like speech and body movements. The levels of such impediments may vary but in general most parents will find these problems arising in children at a very young age. Unfortunately, these disabilities do not have any direct cure and patients may have to live their entire lives with them. However, they are not life threatening and are unlikely to reduce life expectancy as well.
The causes of this disability are not yet known. But researchers around the globe are trying to find the answers. It is believed that PDD can result from defects in the brain and in the nervous system. This is because the brain and certain areas of it like the motor cortex are responsible for the kinds of behavior that we normally see in people, like social activities, playing, body movements, and reactions. Because children with PDD show difficulties in performing these acts, it is possible that nervous or cranial defects in the concerned regions are the causes.
There are several symptoms of this disability. These are: difficulty in learning and using language for communication; difficulty in relating to earthly objects, people and reality; no eye contact, repetitive behavior, odd reactions to visual and auditory stimulants like loud noise or too much brightness; unusual body movements like tapping of feet or throwing hands in the air or shaking of the head; little response to touch and affection etc. Mental and physical retardations are not uncommon.
Mainly five types of PDD are known: PDD - not otherwise specified or PDD-NOS; Autism (the most common one); Asperger's Syndrome; Rett Syndrome and Childhood Disintegrative disorder (CDD). The first three of these are collectively referred to as autism spectrum disorders. Although life-threatening complications are unlikely to arise, there are some practical risks associated with such patients. For example, PDD patients have to be supervised all the time and leaving them out of sight, especially the children, can be very dangerous, because of their abstraction from reality. Perception of danger is low in such patients due to compulsive and ritualistic behavior. Some may even cause self-injury like eye poking, biting and banging the head.
Anyone with this disability can look to get the disability tax credits that may be on offer. Approaching the Canadian Disability Corporation and filling their online request form giving details of your condition should help you get the guidance of their team of experienced experts in getting those disability tax credits.
The Pervasive Developmental Disorders or PDD form a group of different disorders that affect the brain, cognitive and motor functions in particular. This disability creates inhibition of normal social activities like interaction and also some physical activities like speech and body movements. The levels of such impediments may vary but in general most parents will find these problems arising in children at a very young age. Unfortunately, these disabilities do not have any direct cure and patients may have to live their entire lives with them. However, they are not life threatening and are unlikely to reduce life expectancy as well.
The causes of this disability are not yet known. But researchers around the globe are trying to find the answers. It is believed that PDD can result from defects in the brain and in the nervous system. This is because the brain and certain areas of it like the motor cortex are responsible for the kinds of behavior that we normally see in people, like social activities, playing, body movements, and reactions. Because children with PDD show difficulties in performing these acts, it is possible that nervous or cranial defects in the concerned regions are the causes.
There are several symptoms of this disability. These are: difficulty in learning and using language for communication; difficulty in relating to earthly objects, people and reality; no eye contact, repetitive behavior, odd reactions to visual and auditory stimulants like loud noise or too much brightness; unusual body movements like tapping of feet or throwing hands in the air or shaking of the head; little response to touch and affection etc. Mental and physical retardations are not uncommon.
Mainly five types of PDD are known: PDD - not otherwise specified or PDD-NOS; Autism (the most common one); Asperger's Syndrome; Rett Syndrome and Childhood Disintegrative disorder (CDD). The first three of these are collectively referred to as autism spectrum disorders. Although life-threatening complications are unlikely to arise, there are some practical risks associated with such patients. For example, PDD patients have to be supervised all the time and leaving them out of sight, especially the children, can be very dangerous, because of their abstraction from reality. Perception of danger is low in such patients due to compulsive and ritualistic behavior. Some may even cause self-injury like eye poking, biting and banging the head.
Anyone with this disability can look to get the disability tax credits that may be on offer. Approaching the Canadian Disability Corporation and filling their online request form giving details of your condition should help you get the guidance of their team of experienced experts in getting those disability tax credits.
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