New York Times (7/10), author and clinical psychologist Andrew Solomon writes that he has depression and anxiety, and discusses the challenges of receiving accommodations for these forms of disabilities that are not outwardly apparent to others.
Solomon says, “Because my intermittent disability is invisible, in the thick of it I have often felt compelled to make myself invisible.
I neither anticipate nor receive public compassion.” Solomon writes that “reactions to hidden disabilities can be harsh,” saying, “we don’t question whether people with profound mobility challenges can run down the corridor to get the door; we don’t ask people on crutches to participate in a dance. ...