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Has anyone out there been able to get their aviation medical with a
previous diagnosis for ADD or ADHD? What did you have to go through to get it? Thanks for sharing your experience! |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... I've has some students that I'm pretty sure had ADD. There is a positive side to it. When you are teaching them something they understand is important, they suck up each and every word. They may be looking around the room at pictures on the wall at the same time but they hear everything. On the other hand if you're just wasting time, they'll tune you out pretty quick. That's generous, Mr. Gary. I'm attention deficit. I didn't understand it as such until I met my wife, who worked in shelters with teenagers and could spot it quickly. That was a little liberating because it made me understand and change my behavior to adjust to it. ADD can become apparent while flying IFR, especially when ATC chatter is busy. It manifests itself in attention to detail; dialing in 125.5 instead of 122.5 and forgetting to check the frequency or forgetting to start a timer. In order to compensate, I've had emphasize the use of checklists and information organization such as the CRAFT and HAF lists for instrument flight. Because managing checklists and paperwork in the cockpit adds to my stress loading, which can amplify ADD, I tend to go over my charts, checklists, flight planning etc before flying. The end result is a checklist and preflight planning habit, as well as extra attention paid to verifying headings, altitudes and frequencies. Now...what were we talking about? ; -c |
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How recent and accurate is the ADD diagnosis?
Children can and often are mis-diagnosed. My son is an example. In second grade he was diagnosed as ADD/ADHD. Seven years later, at our request, he was re-diagnosed. The recent diagnosis is Asperger's Disorder. Two very different psychological conditions with very different treatments. |
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john smith wrote: How recent and accurate is the ADD diagnosis? Children can and often are mis-diagnosed. My son is an example. In second grade he was diagnosed as ADD/ADHD. Seven years later, at our request, he was re-diagnosed. The recent diagnosis is Asperger's Disorder. Two very different psychological conditions with very different treatments. I'd bet that the percentage of kids diagnosed with ADD is pretty close to the percentage that have seen a psych Dr. I've worked with a lot of kids as a coach and as BSA ASM (assistant scout master) and I think a lot of times its just an easy way to sedate the kids when parents or teachers don't have the time for them. Some kids have a lot of energy. -Robert |
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:00:02 -0800, Robert M. Gary wrote:
I'd bet that the percentage of kids diagnosed with ADD is pretty close to the percentage that have seen a psych Dr. I've worked with a lot of kids as a coach and as BSA ASM (assistant scout master) and I think a lot of times its just an easy way to sedate the kids when parents or teachers don't have the time for them. Some kids have a lot of energy. Kids have the attention span of a gnat... That is normal... |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message oups.com... I've worked with a lot of kids as a coach and as BSA ASM (assistant scout master) and I think a lot of times its just an easy way to sedate the kids when parents or teachers don't have the time for them. Some kids have a lot of energy. ADD/ADHD is easy to spot in a kid over time. I'm not sure it's good to look at a kid for an hour and prescribe mind-altering drugs to deal with what the doctor thinks might be the problem, but, it doesn't take a pediatrician to spot an abnormally hyperactive or attention deficit child. -c |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote I'd bet that the percentage of kids diagnosed with ADD is pretty close to the percentage that have seen a psych Dr. I've worked with a lot of kids as a coach and as BSA ASM (assistant scout master) and I think a lot of times its just an easy way to sedate the kids when parents or teachers don't have the time for them. Some kids have a lot of energy. Although I will not argue the fact that it is over diagnosed by some, if you want to know about your child, and possible diagnosis, interview some caring teachers. I may not be any good at diagnosing 75% of the cases that come to me, the 25% of the worse cases are very obvious, if they go untreated. One thing I have been told by doctors is that there is little harm in trying some of the common ADD drugs, with proper follow-up. The drug will have little to no improvement to the child that is not ADHD. If the child is ADHD, the change is remarkable. Really. -- Jim in NC |
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wrote in message ups.com... Has anyone out there been able to get their aviation medical with a previous diagnosis for ADD or ADHD? What did you have to go through to get it? Thanks for sharing your experience! I don't recall them asking. The doctors are generally on your side. |
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