http://www.independe...rt-2221712.html

There are about 10 million disabled people in Britain – one in five of the population

1 in 5...................

No doubt all eager benefit claimers and privilege demanders.

How long will it be before the fit, able and willing to work lot will be in the minority?

And as for this fat (as someone posted, she seems to have been able to stay awake long enough to eat a shed load) sleepy cow, claimant, a university degree is, at least IMO, evidence of an ability to study a subject in depth, she obviously does not have this ability and has no place being at a university.

Maybe a kindergarten might be more appropriate, with the corresponding number of daily naps.

you just have to watch an episode of jeremy kyle

"This case highlights widespread injustice and inequality suffered by disabled people in education," said Ms Maxwell's solicitor, Jaswinder Gill. "This is the first case of its kind being brought by a disabled person against the OIA. There are about 10 million disabled people in Britain – one in five of the population."

It is not a statistic that 1 in 5 in Britain is disabled - it is merely a statement by a shyster lawyer to help his shyster client.

This great fat cow is in her forties (approaching fifty) and has failed to absorb the fairly simple subject of military history, because she can't stay awake, can't find a library, can't pass any exams.

How did she get to the university in the first place? She must have some basic qualifications that she earned? If she could stay awake and work for that, then she should get her act together and try a little bit of work.

But twenty years of receiving benefit has rotted her soul.

With the way they talk, I would of thought the official figure would have been closer to 4 out of 5 & they call it the english language

Sounds like an example of lazy lying governments pushing people off the dole onto the disability pension to make the unemployment figures look better.

Narcolepsy

Daytime sleep disorder; Cataplexy

Last reviewed: September 2, 2009.

PubMed Health

U.S. National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information

U.S. National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes excessive sleepiness and frequent daytime sleep attacks.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder, not a mental illness. Anxiety does not cause narcolepsy.

Experts believe that narcolepsy is caused by reduced amounts of a protein called hypocretin, which is made in the brain. What causes the brain to produce less of this protein is unclear.

Narcolepsy tends to run in families.

Conditions that cause insomnia, such as disrupted work schedules, can make narcolepsy worse.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of narcolepsy are:

Periods of extreme drowsiness every 3 to 4 hours during the day. You may feel a strong urge to sleep, often followed by a short nap (sleep attack). These periods last for about 15 minutes each, although they can be longer. They often happen after eating, but may occur while driving, talking to someone, or during other situations. You wake up feeling refreshed.

Dream-like hallucinations may occur during the stage between sleep and wakefulness. They involve seeing or hearing, and possibly other senses.

Sleep paralysis is when you are unable to move when you first wake up. It may also happen when you first become drowsy.

Cataplexy is a sudden loss of muscle tone while awake, resulting in the inability to move. Strong emotions, such as laughter or anger, will often bring on cataplexy.

Most attacks last for less than 30 seconds and can be missed. Your head will suddenly fall forward, your jaw will become slack, and your knees will buckle. In severe cases, a person may fall and stay paralyzed for as long as several minutes.

Not all patients have all four symptoms.

Signs and tests

The doctor will perform a physical exam and order blood work to rule out conditions that can cause similar symptoms. Conditions that can cause excessive sleepiness include:

*

Insomnia and other sleep disorders

*

Restless leg syndrome

*

Seizures

*

Sleep apnea

*

Other medical, psychiatric, or nervous system diseases

Other tests may include:

*

ECG (measures the heart's electrical activity)

*

EEG (brain activity measurements)

*

Monitoring of breathing

*

Genetic testing to look for narcolepsy gene

Tests will also include a sleep study (polysomnogram). The Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) may be used to help diagnose narcolepsy. This test measures how long it takes you to fall asleep during a daytime nap. Patients with narcolepsy fall asleep much faster than people without the condition.

Treatment

There is no known cure for narcolepsy. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms.

Lifestyle adjustments and learning to cope with the emotional and other effects of the disorder may help you function better in work and social activities. This involves:

*

Eating light or vegetarian meals during the day and avoiding heavy meals before important activities

*

Scheduling a brief nap (10 to 15 minutes) after meals, if possible

*

Planning naps to control daytime sleep and reduce the number of unplanned, sudden sleep attacks

*

Informing teachers and supervisors about the condition so you are not punished for being "lazy" at school or work

You may need to take prescription medications. The stimulant drug modafinil (Provigil) is the first choice of treatment for narcolepsy. It is much less likely to be abused than other stimulants. The medicine also helps you stay awake. Other stimulants include dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine, DextroStat) and methylphenidate (Ritalin).

Antidepressant medications can help reduce episodes of cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hallucinations. Antidepressants include:

*

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine

*

Tricyclic antidepressants such as protriptyline, clomipramine, imipramine, and desipramine

Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) is prescribed to certain patients for use at night.

If you have narcolepsy, you may have driving restrictions. Restrictions vary from state to state.

Expectations (prognosis)

Narcolepsy is a chronic, lifelong condition. It is not a deadly illness, but it may be dangerous if episodes occur during driving, operating machinery, or similar activities. Narcolepsy can usually be controlled with treatment. Treating other underlying sleep disorders can improve symptoms of narcolepsy.

Complications

*

Injuries and accidents, if attacks occur during activities

*

Impairment of functioning at work

*

Impairment of social activities

*

Side effects of medications used to treat the disorder

Narcolepsy

Daytime sleep disorder; Cataplexy

Last reviewed: September 2, 2009.

PubMed Health

U.S. National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information

U.S. National Library of Medicine

National Institutes of Health

Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that causes excessive sleepiness and frequent daytime sleep attacks.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder, not a mental illness. Anxiety does not cause narcolepsy.

Experts believe that narcolepsy is caused by reduced amounts of a protein called hypocretin, which is made in the brain. What causes the brain to produce less of this protein is unclear.

Narcolepsy tends to run in families.

Conditions that cause insomnia, such as disrupted work schedules, can make narcolepsy worse.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of narcolepsy are:

Periods of extreme drowsiness every 3 to 4 hours during the day. You may feel a strong urge to sleep, often followed by a short nap (sleep attack). These periods last for about 15 minutes each, although they can be longer. They often happen after eating, but may occur while driving, talking to someone, or during other situations. You wake up feeling refreshed.

Dream-like hallucinations may occur during the stage between sleep and wakefulness. They involve seeing or hearing, and possibly other senses.

Sleep paralysis is when you are unable to move when you first wake up. It may also happen when you first become drowsy.

Cataplexy is a sudden loss of muscle tone while awake, resulting in the inability to move. Strong emotions, such as laughter or anger, will often bring on cataplexy.

Most attacks last for less than 30 seconds and can be missed. Your head will suddenly fall forward, your jaw will become slack, and your knees will buckle. In severe cases, a person may fall and stay paralyzed for as long as several minutes.

Not all patients have all four symptoms.

Signs and tests

The doctor will perform a physical exam and order blood work to rule out conditions that can cause similar symptoms. Conditions that can cause excessive sleepiness include:

*

Insomnia and other sleep disorders

*

Restless leg syndrome

*

Seizures

*

Sleep apnea

*

Other medical, psychiatric, or nervous system diseases

Other tests may include:

*

ECG (measures the heart's electrical activity)

*

EEG (brain activity measurements)

*

Monitoring of breathing

*

Genetic testing to look for narcolepsy gene

Tests will also include a sleep study (polysomnogram). The Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) may be used to help diagnose narcolepsy. This test measures how long it takes you to fall asleep during a daytime nap. Patients with narcolepsy fall asleep much faster than people without the condition.

Treatment

There is no known cure for narcolepsy. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms.

Lifestyle adjustments and learning to cope with the emotional and other effects of the disorder may help you function better in work and social activities. This involves:

*

Eating light or vegetarian meals during the day and avoiding heavy meals before important activities

*

Scheduling a brief nap (10 to 15 minutes) after meals, if possible

*

Planning naps to control daytime sleep and reduce the number of unplanned, sudden sleep attacks

*

Informing teachers and supervisors about the condition so you are not punished for being "lazy" at school or work

You may need to take prescription medications. The stimulant drug modafinil (Provigil) is the first choice of treatment for narcolepsy. It is much less likely to be abused than other stimulants. The medicine also helps you stay awake. Other stimulants include dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine, DextroStat) and methylphenidate (Ritalin).

Antidepressant medications can help reduce episodes of cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hallucinations. Antidepressants include:

*

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine

*

Tricyclic antidepressants such as protriptyline, clomipramine, imipramine, and desipramine

Sodium oxybate (Xyrem) is prescribed to certain patients for use at night.

If you have narcolepsy, you may have driving restrictions. Restrictions vary from state to state.

Expectations (prognosis)

Narcolepsy is a chronic, lifelong condition. It is not a deadly illness, but it may be dangerous if episodes occur during driving, operating machinery, or similar activities. Narcolepsy can usually be controlled with treatment. Treating other underlying sleep disorders can improve symptoms of narcolepsy.

Complications

*

Injuries and accidents, if attacks occur during activities

*

Impairment of functioning at work

*

Impairment of social activities

*

Side effects of medications used to treat the disorder

This I really needed to know.

My grandpappy naps are a disorder.

Judging by what I see posted on thaivisa I'd have thought 20% is on the low end of the scale.

I cannot judge the validity of this woman's alleging that she suffers from 'Narcolepsy' -- but in general the western world have more and more people that are disabled in one way or another, i.e. prohibited to perform normal work and have to lift social welfare / social security / insurance payment etc...I would suspect that more than a few might not be as sick as they claim and could perform more if they were really motivated.

..I would suspect that more than a few might not be as sick as they claim and could perform more if they were really motivated.

Too right, more than a few need a good kick up the arse.

More or less along the same lines

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8348999/School-lotteries-hitting-the-middle-class.html

Another load of crap from the "Bring us all down to the lowest level" lefty loonies rather than attempt to improve the average level. The comment

One day they will figure out they are good schools because they have good teachers and middle class pupils, introduce a load of yobbos and the standards will drop, the middle classes will leave, teachers will go as violence increases, and voila! you have another sink school.

The real answer is to introduce discipline and decent teaching into the bad schools.

sums it up.

More or less along the same lines

http://www.telegraph...ddle-class.html

Another load of crap from the "Bring us all down to the lowest level" lefty loonies rather than attempt to improve the average level. The comment

One day they will figure out they are good schools because they have good teachers and middle class pupils, introduce a load of yobbos and the standards will drop, the middle classes will leave, teachers will go as violence increases, and voila! you have another sink school.

The real answer is to introduce discipline and decent teaching into the bad schools.

sums it up.

Enter Sidney Potier, stage left:

Judging by what I see posted on thaivisa I'd have thought 20% is on the low end of the scale.

remember this is 20%of the UK populaton...may be the same in Canada but may be 80% in the us.

Judging by what I see posted on thaivisa I'd have thought 20% is on the low end of the scale.

remember this is 20%of the UK populaton...may be the same in Canada but may be 80% in the us.

12 posts before the first anti American obsession pops up. Not bad.

Judging by what I see posted on thaivisa I'd have thought 20% is on the low end of the scale.

remember this is 20%of the UK populaton...may be the same in Canada but may be 80% in the us.

12 posts before the first anti American obsession pops up. Not bad.

Hold your Hoss there cowboy. You are now in Bedlam proper. Everybody and everything is popped at as a matter of course. If you feel a tad touchy back to OSTB please, civilised non-pc idiots abide here, who in general live and let live without the need for angst.............

I dunno.

I yearn for a little angst in the mornings.

Goes well with the instant coffee.

Judging by what I see posted on thaivisa I'd have thought 20% is on the low end of the scale.

remember this is 20%of the UK populaton...may be the same in Canada but may be 80% in the us.

12 posts before the first anti American obsession pops up. Not bad.

Hold your Hoss there cowboy. You are now in Bedlam proper. Everybody and everything is popped at as a matter of course. If you feel a tad touchy back to OSTB please, civilised non-pc idiots abide here, who in general live and let live without the need for angst.............

I didn't say I was offended. I found it unusual that it took so long. I am now waiting for the Israel Palestine perspective on the UK disabled population and the tie in with Germany and WW II.

Everybody knows if there were more people with cats in the UK disability would not be a problem anyway. The survey didn't say but it is probably just men who are disabled and everyone expected that because UK men drink too much ale.

The survey didn't say but it is probably just men who are disabled and everyone expected that because UK men drink too much ale.

You can't drink too much ale.

You can drink a lot.

You can drink an awful lot.

You can drink an horrendous amount.

But you can't drink too much.

The survey didn't say but it is probably just men who are disabled and everyone expected that because UK men drink too much ale.

You can't drink too much ale.

You can drink a lot.

You can drink an awful lot.

You can drink an horrendous amount.

But you can't drink too much.

Hear........here......... hear.........hic......... hic......... ......

Poetry Humph, pure poetry.............

With the way they talk, I would of thought the official figure would have been closer to 4 out of 5 & they call it the english language

....and then, English hasn't an indigenous origin, so might one know what language they're speaking.

English has many indiginous origins.

There's the CXeltic and Pictic bits, pushed out by the following tribes such as the Icenae - closely followed by the Romans and their trading partners such as the Phoenicians (Cornish tin mines were big in those days). After the Angles and Saxons there was an influx of Danish and Norwegian Viking-speak, followed by the Norman-French of Billy Conker.

After a few years of that mix Dickie Lionheart went off and learnt a bit of Arabic and Slovene.

For the next few hundred years we concentrated on improving our French, by taking long-term package holidays in the Western provinces, visiting places like Agincourt and Crecy.

These holiday trips developed into round-the-world cruises in the sixteenth century, improving our Spanish language skills, but also visiting Ireland and taking-over some holiday homes there.

Some returns to old ways took us to Spain and Portugal again, ending the tour in Belgium.

After that business took over and we concentrated on India, with the more adventurous trying their luck in Hong Kong and Shanghai, while the less lucky found themselves stranded in Australia.

All this time we were picking up indig. words and phrases and incorporating them into the most versatile language in the world.

Oh, and someone discovered America.

That screwed the whole language thingy up.