NUTRITION
CHRONIC DISEASES
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Question
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Invisible disabilities can be as disabling as visible disabilities.
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Disabilities like MS are apparent to the general population.
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Disabilities like MS steal your life in an instant.
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Invisible disabilities create negative attitudes in the healthcare community.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -’Hidden’ disability can imply a person is hiding their disability on purpose. ‘Less-visible’ disability does not encompass those whose condition is completely non-visible. With non-visible disabilities it is important to emphasise that even though the disability cannot be seen, it does not mean it does not exist.
Detailed explanation-3: -A number of MS symptoms count as invisible disabilities. Chronic pain, movement impairment, trouble concentrating and extreme fatigue can severely impair a person’s ability to live a normal life, without being apparent.
Detailed explanation-4: -Visible disabilities can be noticed to an individual with their naked eye and by just looking at the person. They may have facial features that show they have a disability, they may have involuntary shaking through out their body or they may not be physically able to move as the average individual does.