cognitive impairments
Thinking ability problems
Cognitive impairments are deficits in mental functions like memory, attention, reasoning, or language.
The term covers a wide spectrum—from mild difficulties that barely affect daily life to severe conditions requiring constant care.
Causes include brain injury, stroke, dementia, developmental conditions, and aging.
The test screens for cognitive impairments in older adults.
Accommodations help students with cognitive impairments succeed in school.
- Alzheimer's diseaseDegenerative brain condition affecting memory
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- memory lossFailure to recall
- short term memoryBrief information storage
- senior momentsAge-related brief forgetfulness
dementia · autism spectrum disorder · epilepsy · Down syndrome · Parkinson's disease · stroke · oxygen deprivation · learning disabilities · executive dysfunction · processing speed · attention deficit · multiple sclerosis · aphasia · brain fog · chemo brain · traumatic brain injury · brain injury · dyslexia
- disability servicesdisability benefits, disability services, disability allowance, disability advocacy, disability payments
- special educationspecial education, special ed, special needs, IEP, IEPs
- support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
- prenatal exposurefetal alcohol syndrome, FASD, NAS, alcohol exposure, prenatal care
cognitive impairmentscognitive abilities
Capacities for thought
cognitive enhancement · mental acuity · cognitive function · intellectual capacity · mental sharpness
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