What are the advantages of disclosing my mental health condition?
The ultimate reason for disclosing is that your classroom performance and grades will be more reflective of what you know and not a reflection of your disability. The whole point of disclosing is that you will be given an equal opportunity to demonstrate your competencies in various academic areas. By disclosing you are giving yourself the possibility of receiving reasonable accommodations aimed at “leveling the playing field” for yourself. It has been demonstrated that overall classroom performance can be enhanced with the use of appropriate and reasonable accommodations.
