Examples of psychological disabilities include manic depression, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, anxiety disorders, delusional disorders, and eating disorders. Psychological disabilities can create barriers to education in different ways. First, stigmas associated with psychological disabilities prevent many students from self identifying and subsequently receiving the help that they may need. Additionally, individuals with psychological disabilities often take medication that may produce side effects such as restlessness, fatigue, or excessive thirst.
Offer breaks to students who become fatigued.
Address inappropriate classroom behavior with the student in private, delineating if necessary the limits of acceptable behavior. Permit late withdrawals or incompletes in the event of disability related excessive absences.