attitudes, stigma, and misunderstanding. Society has defined a certain view of being sick. Therefore, when society claims that someone doesn't look sick, because their disability is invisible, it is dismissive, doubtful, and minimizing. This creates a need for people to justify or prove their illness which adds emotional stress and is disliked by disability studies scholars.

Impact

Invisible disabilities can hinder a person's efforts to go to school, work, socialize, and more. Although the disability creates a challenge for

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