Why Do People Have A Hidden Disability
There is an estimate that 70% of people within the UK have a hidden disability and 10% of people that have some kind of medical condition that is considered a type of hidden disability like dyslexia or bipolar disorder which within the UK 1.5 million people suffer with.
Having a hidden disability means that either you have a medical disorder that you cannot ‘see’. You could see types of supports like wheelchairs but the main meaning is that you cannot generally see anything wrong with them by looking at them. The disability can be either physical or mental/ emotional, either way they go through a tremendous amount of struggle and face big challenges. Some people may not know they have a disability or may think they do but haven’t been diagnosed. They often feel misunderstood, ignored or invalidated.
There are blogs were people have wrote about what they go through, one of them who suffers from Bipolar Disorder says;
Both these people basically explain how people perceive them to be fine when they aren’t, it’s not something they can help. Why do we as society feel the need to judge on things we cannot see? Just because we cannot see or understand doesn’t mean it’s not real. There is a whole list of different types of hidden disabilities ranging from Diabetes to Depression, they all struggle with everyday life just in different ways that we cannot see …show more content…
I get very cautious of my body and I’m limited in my ability to do some sports. With the hearing it restricts me socialising because people get frustrated when I ask them to repeat things they say.” She is a very strong character and it makes me wonder does knowing this, knowing how much actual pain she suffers from change your view to how you would react to hearing her having a disability or would you still have to be able to see
Having a hidden disability means that either you have a medical disorder that you cannot ‘see’. You could see types of supports like wheelchairs but the main meaning is that you cannot generally see anything wrong with them by looking at them. The disability can be either physical or mental/ emotional, either way they go through a tremendous amount of struggle and face big challenges. Some people may not know they have a disability or may think they do but haven’t been diagnosed. They often feel misunderstood, ignored or invalidated.
There are blogs were people have wrote about what they go through, one of them who suffers from Bipolar Disorder says;
Both these people basically explain how people perceive them to be fine when they aren’t, it’s not something they can help. Why do we as society feel the need to judge on things we cannot see? Just because we cannot see or understand doesn’t mean it’s not real. There is a whole list of different types of hidden disabilities ranging from Diabetes to Depression, they all struggle with everyday life just in different ways that we cannot see …show more content…
I get very cautious of my body and I’m limited in my ability to do some sports. With the hearing it restricts me socialising because people get frustrated when I ask them to repeat things they say.” She is a very strong character and it makes me wonder does knowing this, knowing how much actual pain she suffers from change your view to how you would react to hearing her having a disability or would you still have to be able to see