Are they synonymous ?
I think they differ in severity, but I could be wrong. Impairment doesn’t seem as harsh as disabled
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They both can be temporary. Although due to substance use terminology I associate disability with being more permanent.
But you can say “he’s temporarily disabled from too much alcohol”
When you talk about impairment
“He’s impaired from drinking”
So you don’t require the word “temporary” in that statement.
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What prompted the question .
Impairments have to occur across social communication ,social imagination and social interaction for a diagnosis to be appropriate according to the report I received.
Having a hearing, physical, or visual impairment is usually grounds for disability. Perhaps the impairment suggests what the disabled label is actually granted for.
I think of impairment as something that is either temporary or not as severe as a disability.
He is hearing impaired. He is deaf (disability).
I really don’t know. Maybe they’re synonymous.
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I posed this question on the Reddit Asperger’s subforum and got the following reply-
Impairment is like the result of your disability.
by being disabled you have certain impairments.
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