22/10/2025
🌻 This week is Invisible Disabilities Week 🌻
A reminder that you can’t always see someone’s disability.
Around 80–85% of disabilities are invisible. Autism, sensory needs, chronic health conditions… they’re not always obvious to the eye.
My son is profoundly autistic and non-speaking.
But because he doesn’t “look disabled,” we get judged a lot.
We’ve had people comment.
We’ve been asked why we’re parked in a disabled bay.
We get the looks, the stares, the comments all because people assume what disability should look like.
The truth is, most disabilities aren’t visible.
You don’t see the challenges, the effort it takes to get through certain situations, or the sensory overwhelm that can appear out of nowhere.
It hurts sometimes, if I’m honest.
Because behind those looks is a child doing his absolute best in a world that often doesn’t make sense to him.
So please next time you see a family in a disabled bay, or a child struggling in public don’t judge.
Just be kind.
You never know what someone is dealing with.
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