These results suggest that those with invisble disabilities are at greater risk of social exclusion in school settings. This problem is furtherred by the limited understanding of disabilities overall and within the education system.

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This study showed that teachers showed preference to approach individuals with visible disabilities. This indicates a more negative attitude towards those with invisible disabilities and teachers show more difficulty with including students with invisible disabilities than visbile disabiltiies.

Study 2 Results and Implications (Granjan et al., 2025)

Study 1 found that people were faster to avoid individuals with invisible disablities than visible disabilities. These results are evidence that individuals with invisible disabilities are associated with more negative attitudes. 

Study 1 Results and Implications(Granjan et al., 2025)

Granjon, M., Pillaud, N., Popa-Roch, M., Aubé, B., & Rohmer, O. (2025). Attitudes towards invisible disabilities: Evidence from behavioral tendencies. Current Research in Behavioral Sciences, 8, 100164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crbeha.2024.100164

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