Dyslexia is a neurological difference that mainly causes difficulties with reading, writing, and spelling. Dyslexia can also affect the processing and retention of visual & audio information and can also impact organisational skills.

Dyspraxia, also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), affects movement and coordination. Dyspraxia can affect fine motor skills and gross motor skills.

Autism is a developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world around them. Autism is a spectrum condition which means it affects people in different ways, and people with autism have a wide range of different experiences of the condition. 

The following documents produced by Unlimited Potential are valuable resources created for employers in recruiting and retaining staff with Autism Spectrum Conditions.

Untapped Potential - An Employer's Guide

Fulfiling Your Potential - An Employment Pathway

Persistent sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest in things that previously made you happy, for weeks or months at a time. Depression affects 1 in 10 people over the course of their lives. Depression can be mild, moderate or severe. Some specific types of depression include Seasonal Affective Disorder, Dysthymia, Prenatal Depression and Postnatal Depression.

An eating disorder is a mental health condition where you use the control of food to cope with feelings and other situations. Unhealthy eating behaviours may include eating too much or too little or worrying about your weight or body shape. Common types of eating disorder include anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge eating disorder (BED).

Schizophrenia is a long-term mental health condition. It can be experienced through ‘positive’ symptoms (experiences or behaviours added to someone’s life) such as hearing or seeing things, hallucinations, or believing something is true when it isn’t, or ‘negative’ symptoms (experiences or behaviours which take away from someone’s life) such as withdrawing from people, finding things less enjoyable, finding it harder to concentrate or having less motivation. Many people recover from schizophrenia, although they may have periods when symptoms return (relapses). Support and treatment can help reduce the impact the condition has on daily life.

This includes both blind and partially sighted people, with the majority having some useful vision. This does not include conditions which can be corrected by glasses or contact lenses. Some people may be born without sight or with partial sight, while others may have sight loss as a result of an accident or medical condition.

Dyscalculia is a learning difficulty that affects the ability to use and acquire mathematical skills.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects people's behaviour. ADHD can make people feel restless, make it difficult to concentrate, and increase impulsiveness. Some people are diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD), without hyperactivity.

A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things throughout their life. Learning disabilities can be mild, moderate, severe, or profound. People with specific conditions may also have a learning disability, for example people with Down’s syndrome and some people with autism may have learning disabilities.

Epilepsy is a condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures. Seizures are intense bursts of electrical activity in the brain which affects how it functions temporarily. For approximately 60% of people with epilepsy, taking epilepsy medicine controls their seizures. Epilepsy can also have an impact on memory, concentration and thinking skills.

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are long-term conditions that involve inflammation of the gut, together they are often described as Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Ulcerative colitis specifically affects the colon (large intestine). Crohn's disease can affect any part of the digestive system.

Restricted growth, sometimes known as dwarfism, is a condition which causes short stature. There are over 400 medical conditions which can cause restricted growth (including, for example, achondroplasia, Pseudo achondroplasia, and Diastrophic Dysplasia). The two main types of restricted growth are proportionate short stature (PSS) and disproportionate short statue (DSS, where arms and legs are particularly short). 

Long COVID (also known as post COVID-19 syndrome) is when Covid symptoms last longer than 12 weeks, and even after the initial infection is resolved. New health problems may also emerge as a result of long Covid. This is a new condition which is still being studied.

Autism is a developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world around them. Autism is a spectrum condition which means it affects people in different ways, and people with autism have a wide range of different experiences of the condition. 

The following documents produced by Unlimited Potential are valuable resource created for employers in recruiting and retaining staff with Autism Spectrum Conditions.

Untapped Potential - An Employer's Guide

Fulfiling Your Potential - An Employment Pathway