Systemic Disorders
Systemic disorders are health conditions affecting one or more of the body’s systems, including but not limited to the respiratory immunological, neurological, circulatory, or digestive systems. Systemic disabilities may change overtime and are often hidden. Functional limitations may be episodic for some students who experience dizziness, disorientation, and difficulty breathing during a recurrence. For example, with asthma, multiple sclerosis, or a seizure disorder, students may have periods when they function without any accommodations, but at other times their functional limitations are severe.
Systemic disorders can include: epilepsy, lupus, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, sickle cell anemia, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, c