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11 Rare Disorders. 12 Visual impairment. 13 Others. 14 See also. 15 References. ... Singapore Association for the Deaf [19] Singapore School for the Deaf [20 ...
In 1960, the Singapore Children's Society initiated several educational and training programmes for intellectually disabled children, leading to the formation of the Singapore Association for Retarded Children (SARC) in 1962. [1] [2] Medical social worker Daisy Vaithilingam was involved in the creation of the group. [3]
A sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder affecting an individual's sleep patterns, sometimes impacting physical, mental, social, and emotional functioning. [1] Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for diagnosing sleep disorders.
Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, irregular sleep-wake type 327.33 G47.23 Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, free-running (non-entrained) type 327.34 G47.24 Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, jet lag type 327.35 G47.25 Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, shift work type 327.36 G47.26 Circadian rhythm sleep disorders due to medical condition 327.37 G47.27
One in 68 children in Singapore has been diagnosed with autism. [7] The number of children diagnosed with autism has increased in Singapore over time. [8] Around 5 to 6 percent of children born in Singapore have developmental problems of various types. [9] Only 0.55% of the Singapore workforce has a disability of some kind. [10]
Competence in sleep medicine requires an understanding of a plethora of very diverse disorders, many of which present with similar symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness, which, in the absence of volitional sleep deprivation, "is almost inevitably caused by an identifiable and treatable sleep disorder," such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, Kleine-Levin syndrome ...
Sleep disorders are separated into four distinct categories: parasomnias; dyssomnias; sleep disorders associated with mental, neurological, or other medical conditions; and sleep disorders that do not have enough data available to be counted as definitive sleep disorders. The ICSD has created a comprehensive description for each sleep disorder ...
Dyssomnias are primary disorders of initiating or maintaining sleep or of excessive sleepiness and are characterized by a disturbance in the amount, quality, or timing of sleep. Patients may complain of difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep, intermittent wakefulness during the night, early morning awakening, or combinations of any of these.