how does having a visual impairment affects us al?
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I can talk to you on here about how to help you
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okay
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Thsts ok what sort if help do you need or advice what are the problems you have with your eyes
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Welcome to the community @1119082
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Hi @1119082.
I don't have a visual or hearing impairment but it wouldn't stop me being friends with someone that does. I am sorry to hear you've faced cyber bullying and people making fun of you.
Are you getting on okay with doing college work at home?
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Hello @1119082
Welcome to the community, hope you're well.
I'm sorry to hear you've been bullied for having a visual impairment, that must have been difficult to handle.
We have many visual impaired members on the community, myself included, so I'm sure you'll meet people with shared experiences.
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No my visual impairment I have been born with it
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My visual impairment has got no cure
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I'm sorry to hear it can't be cured @Masuma, you never know though one day there might be one.
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I have what was once considered a rare (genetic) disorder. When I first read about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome 20 years ago, the incidence was 1 in 20,000, that figure subsequently came down to 1 in 10,000; currently 1 in 5,000 for the commonest type I have, tho acknowledged that this incidence is now probably also out of date. Sometimes the more is known about a disorder, the more it may be picked up on by Drs. & therefore the incidence 'appears' to decrease. However, as above, there can also be bias, which should be acknowledged.Both my son & I have nystagmus at the extremes of our lateral gaze, tho unlikely to be considered in the general 'nystagmus' population. However this was found as I was looking into Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in some being associated with a neurological problem called Chiari 1 Malformation. I was fortunate to get in touch with a neurosurgeon at the Chiari Institute in New York; the world's first Chiari hospital. Not only did patients from other parts of the States go there, but also from many countries.They did a retrospective study of 2813 patients, & found nearly 13% of their Chiari patients also had Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, but noted the bias. Those that had a prior 'failed' Chiari surgery went there; some of these due to having previously unrecognised Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome as they later found. As yet we don't know the true incidence of Chiari 1 Malformation in some of those with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.So, the incidence of a disorder may gradually decrease as it is better known over the years; bias may be noted & the incidence likely too high as I've mentioned, or the incidence too low, as illustrated above by 'research' that didn't seem to have acknowledged such a bias.
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1119082 said:My visual impairment has affected me to be friends with other people and I want to be able to improve this in the future.
I have been bullied before due to the fact I have got a visual impairment such as it is a sensory condition instead of a medical condition that affects only 5 percent of my vision. Nystagmus does affect 1- in 5 people worldwide. -
Okay Scope is very helpful and I have creating more friendship groups during my time at College.
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1119082 said:My visual impairment has affected me to be friends with other people and I want to be able to improve this in the future.
I have been bullied before due to the fact I have got a visual impairment such as it is a sensory condition instead of a medical condition that affects only 5 percent of my vision. Nystagmus does affect 1- in 5 people worldwide.
Welcome to the community.
I am sorry to hear you have experienced this.
I too am visually impaired and have found it difficult to judge the Socially Distancing rules. I also have Nystagmus.
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