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Many workers with “invisible” disabilities, including mental health and neurological conditions, hesitate to disclose them to their employers due to fear of discrimination or bias, despite increased awareness and reduced stigma surrounding these conditions.
Approximately 50 million American adults live with mental, emotional, or behavioral conditions, and around 5.5 million have autism. The National Institutes of Health projects that over half of all Americans will experience a mental health disorder at some point.
We conducted a study to explore the disclosure decisions of approximately 1,000 workers with psychological or neurological conditions and how their bosses responded.
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