An ‘invisible disability’ is even harder when you’re a kid

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An ‘invisible disability’ is even harder when you’re a kid
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Because my disability is invisible, there were times when I wasn’t sure people believed me. Teachers don't understand why I'm absent. My friends don't understand why I don't text them back.

Because my disability is invisible, there were times when I wasn’t sure people believed me. Teachers don't understand why I'm absent. My friends don't understand why I don't text them back.

Migraine can surface in different ways for different people and sometimes does not even have a clear trigger. It is not an easy disease for adults to handle, let alone for young people.These numbers scare me because I’m sure they significantly underestimate the actual number of young people who suffer from migraine, since, due to limited research, pediatric migraine is underdiagnosed, undertreated, and often misunderstood.

It’s a terrible cycle: Anxiety can bring about a migraine, and having migraine brings on anxiety. In fact, studies have shown that anxiety is found to be Because my disability is invisible, there are times when I wasn’t sure people believed me when I said I had migraines or anxiety, even teachers or the school nurse. “But you look fine!” they might say. Some probably thought I was making it up to get attention, or to get out of doing something I didn’t want to do.My invisible disability is a particular issue when it prevents me from going to school. I have a different teacher for each subject, so I have to explain why I was absent over and over.

for unseen disabilities are much harder to come by. Parents and students should work with teachers and coaches to be more lenient in such areas as extended time to complete assignments and tests, sports participation, and needing to leave class for extended periods.

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