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Catalogue About Publish with us Libraries Sales Open Software Support us 0 DOI https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0420 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Copyright Ash Lierman Published On 2024-11-04 ISBN Paperback 978-1-80511-374-4 Hardback 978-1-80511-375-1 PDF 978-1-80511-376-8 HTML 978-1-80511-378-2 EPUB 978-1-80511-377-5 Language English Print Length 282 pages (x+272) Dimensions Paperback 156 x 16 x 234 mm (6.14" x 0.63" x 9.21") Hardback 156 x 18 x 234 mm (6.14" x 0.71" x 9.21") Weight Paperback 403g (14.22oz) Hardback 577g (20.35oz) OCLC Number 1467055515 LCCN 2023513489 THEMA 4TW JNM JNSC MKFK JNFK BISAC EDU026000 EDU015000 SOC029000 PSY022010 HEA039150 EDU048000 LCC LC4812 Keywords Neurodivergent students Invisible disabilities Higher education Social justice Universal Design for Learning Chronic illnesses Powered by Thoth . Education Psychology and Psychoanalysis Politics and Sociology Health The Struggle You Can’t See Experiences of Neurodivergent and Invisibly Disabled Students in Higher Education Ash Lierman ( author ) Read Online Download Printed Editions Winner of the Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2025 . This book offers a comprehensive review of current research on the higher education experiences of neurodivergent undergraduate students and those with invisible disabilities. Grounded in principles of social justice and equity, this work draws from design thinking, the neurodiversity model, and Universal Design for Learning, to explore the context of higher education in relation to neurodivergent and disabled students. The author discusses findings from literature on the experiences of students with ADHD, dyslexia, autism, psychiatric disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, and disabling chronic physical illnesses. The inclusion of students with chronic illnesses is particularly timely, given the rising prevalence of long COVID symptoms and other lasting health impacts among university-aged individuals. Moreover Ash Lierman, who has extensive experience of serving students marginalized students, gives voice to this community, thus providing both a synthesis of existing research, and highlighting the needs and challenges of the students themselves. The Struggle You Can’t See serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to understand and support this underserved population, offering insights for transformational change in higher education. Reviews Metrics Contents Contributors Reviews Lierman provides insight into the experiences of disabled students and the systemic injustices within the higher education system that both isolate disabled students and fail to give them the tools they need to succeed. A particularly strong chapter relates to the intersection of disability with other marginalized communities, especially students of color, LGBTQ+ students, and gender and ethnicity. This is a powerful text that everyone who works in higher education, or plans to, needs to read. K. Albright, Otterbein University CHOICE connect , vol. 62, no. 10, 2025. Contents Introduction: Purpose, Approach, and Guiding Principles (pp. 1–12) Ash Lierman 1. The Higher Education Landscape (pp. 15–40) Ash Lierman 2. Terminology, Categories, and Complicating Factors (pp. 41–58) Ash Lierman 3. Institutional Systems, Disability Services, and the Tensions of Self-Advocacy and Disclosure (pp. 61–82) Ash Lierman 4. Curriculum and Classroom (pp. 83–108) Ash Lierman 5. Co-Curricular Campus Life (pp. 109–128) Ash Lierman 6. Intersectional Considerations (pp. 129–154) Ash Lierman 7. Curricular Support Strategies (pp. 157–180) Ash Lierman 8. Co-Curricular Strategies (pp. 181–208) Ash Lierman Conclusions (pp. 209–220) Ash Lierman Contributors Ash Lierman ( author ) Instruction & Education Librarian at Rowan University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8462-2557 Dr. Ash Lierman (they/them) is the Instruction & Education Librarian at Campbell Library on the Glassboro campus of Rowan University, in southern New Jersey, USA. They are also the chair of Rowan University Libraries’ DEI Committee. They support teaching and learning across the university, particularly for the College of Education, graduate students, and online learners. As a disabled, queer, nonbinary and agender librarian, their research and professional interests focus on social justice for marginalized academic library users and workers, especially those who are disabled and LGBTQ+. 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