Quality of Life: How Do Adolescents With Facial Differences Compare With Other Adolescents?

Objective: Compare the quality of life (QOL) of youth living with visible facial differences (FDs) with youth living with a visible nonfacial difference (i.e., mo-bility limitations), an invisible difference (i.e., attention deficit/hyperactivity dis-order), or no known difference. Design: An observational study of perceived QOL among adolescents with FDs (n 5 56), adolescents with no diagnosed chronic condition (NCC, n 5 116), adolescents with mobility limitations (ML, n 5 52), and adolescents with atten-tion deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD, n 5 68). Participants: Adolescents ages 11–18 years with FDs recruited through Chil