Hidden disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 232-233
Author(s):  
Samantha Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Hidden Disabilities

Cochlear implantation in children under 12 months: Prevalence and implications of ‘hidden’ disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 307-312
Author(s):  
David R. Friedmann ◽  
Kaitlyn M. Tona ◽  
J. Thomas Roland ◽  
Emily R. Spitzer ◽  
Susan B. Waltzman
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Hidden Disabilities

Coaching Athletes with Hidden Disabilities: Research and Recommendations for Coaching Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Tiffanye M. Vargas ◽  
Margaret M. Flores ◽  
Robbi Beyer
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Coaching Education ◽  
Hidden Disabilities ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Language Disabilities ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Twelfth Grade ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Interactive Lecture

Athletes with high incidence disabilities (specific learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotional behavioral disorders, mild intellectual disabilities and speech/language disabilities) make up 10% of the population of children in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Since these disabilities are not physically apparent, there difficulties may be overlooked or athletes may be mistakenly labeled as unmotivated, lazy, oppositional or defiant. These deficits can be remediated and compensated through the use of research-validated strategies and instructional methods. However, while these methods and strategies are often included in teacher preparation, they rarely, if ever, are included in coaching-preparation. Therefore, the purpose of this hour long interactive lecture is twofold and 1) seeks to review the coaching education research on hidden disabilities, including coaches’ attitudes and efficacy towards working with athletes with hidden disabilities, coaching educators attitudes towards the inclusion of such content within coaching education, and coaches’ preferences for how to receive this information, and 2) to illustrate teaching strategies and techniques that can successfully be incorporated into coaching education. Presenters will use discussion, activities, and research to introduce this new area to coaching education to coach educators and sport scientists/high performance directors.

Hiding but hoping to be found: workplace disclosure dilemmas of individuals with hidden disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukta Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Personal Privacy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mental Health Conditions ◽  
Workplace Interactions ◽  
Hidden Disabilities

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe workplace disclosure dilemmas of individuals with hidden mental health conditions who have privately accepted their mental health condition (anxiety and/or depression), but have chosen not to disclose it in their respective workplaces.Design/methodology/approachInterviews were conducted with 15 individuals who experience anxiety and/or depression. These individuals work across diverse organizations and sectors in India (e.g. architecture and health care). Data were analyzed using qualitative methods.FindingsInterviewees grappled with three dilemmas: professionalism versus authenticity (i.e. bringing only a partial professional self or the whole self to work), withdrawal versus participation (i.e. withdrawal from workplace interactions to conceal their condition or participation such that people could know of it) and personal privacy versus general advocacy (i.e. guarding one's privacy or engaging in advocacy for individuals who experience mental health conditions). Overall, findings suggest that the disclosure dilemma can stem from both one's internalized sense of a devalued self and by perceived contextual cues.Research limitations/implicationsFindings imply that perceived contextual conditions that amplify threat of discovery and its anticipated consequences can lead to and reinforce the disclosure dilemma. As individuals internalize others' constructions of themselves, they self-police and do not interrogate assumed normality within their social contexts.Practical implicationsEmployers can create inclusive environments. Present findings suggest some examples of inclusive practices such as the employment of dedicated resident counselors or counselors shared across organizations, training of stakeholders (including human resource personnel), allowing for selective disclosure (e.g. only to medical personnel) and cultivating informal support networks comprising similar others.Originality/valueSuch evidence-based research that can inform practices of inclusion for persons with a disability is especially important, considering that research on mental health conditions is conspicuous by its relative absence in mainstream management journals.

Hidden Disabilities in Multiple Sclerosis – The impact of Multiple Sclerosis on Patients and their Caregivers

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 ((Suppl.1)) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Giovannoni ◽  
John F Fole ◽  
David W Brandes ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Sexual Dysfunctions ◽  
Walking Ability ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Heterogeneous Condition ◽  
Hidden Disabilities ◽  
The Impact

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a heterogeneous condition that presents with a large variety of symptoms. While motor functions including coordination, gait and walking ability are clearly visible to clinicians, including MS specialists. These are sometimes termed hidden disabilities and are often overlooked because patients do not mention them in consultations, either because they are embarrassed, do not want to disappoint their family and therefore do not mention the symptoms, or they have not linked the symptoms to their disease. Hidden disabilities in MS include cognition and memory impairment, depression, anxiety and pseudobulbar affect, pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunctions, osteopenia and osteoporosis. These disabilities are associated with a reduced quality of life in patients, their families and caregivers, and affect the ability of patients to function in everyday life. Pharmacological treatments and other interventions are available to manage these symptoms; however, the effectiveness of these interventions in MS is variable. There is need for greater recognition and further research into therapeutic options to reduce the burden of hidden disabilities in MS.

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