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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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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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gatt wrote: wrote in message I don't recall them asking. The doctors are generally on your side. It depends on the Dr. Some are, some aren't. It seems that the ones who only do AME work are best. A good AME knows when to put his hands over his ears and says "lalalalala, I can't hear you". Think of your AME as more of a DE than a CFI. The AME is testing you, don't provide more info than required. -Robert |
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I'm sorry, what'd you say...? g
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! |
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gatt wrote:
I don't recall them asking. The doctors are generally on your side. My neighbor is an AME. Bottom line? Answer the questionaire. _IF_ he asks for clarification, briefly explain the singular condition he's questioning. Do not volunteer information. Do not be afraid of his silence. |
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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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