Disability Awareness for All
6. Hidden Disabilities
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What is a hidden
disability?
A disability that isn’t immediately obvious to other people. Sometimes the term ‘invisible disabilities’ is used to describe this kind of condition. However, this isn’t accurate as the disability is often visible, we just don’t recognise it and may be mis-labelled often with a social judgement, e.g. lazy, stupid, irritable.
Hidden Disabilities can include…- Neurodivergent conditions:
- ADHD
- Autism
- Dyslexia
- Learning disabilities
- Chronic health conditions
- Cerebral palsy
- Crohn’s
- Diabetes
- M.E./Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Mental illness
- Bipolar disorder
- O.C.D.
- Schizophrenia