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mariomike said:ADHD, ADD, and why we can't get in rants......
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/68596.0
Ahh yes, the army.ca search function personified: mariomike.
Thanks for helping yet another, Mike. Cheers.
mariomike said:ADHD, ADD, and why we can't get in rants......
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/68596.0
shadesofgreen said:Near the end of my last year of high school (2012) I was diagnosed with ADHD by a psychologist and then went to see my doctor about it to get meds because the psychologist told me I should. She never wrote any official diagnostic on paper. So she just called the doctor to tell him about it. I was prescribed Biphentin. Took it for about 3 months max and haven't take them for over an year. I had originally went to see the psychologist just because I didn't have a lot of motivation for school at the time and was confused on what to do with my life and stuff (should of seen a counsellor instead..) and she ended up suggesting that I take a test to see if I have ADHD. I'm pretty sure I don't actually have it because I don't have most of symptoms. And If I have to be really focused or concentrated on something, I can do so just fine.
Anyways I had stopped taking the meds because I didn't like the side effect and I didn't really see the point in me taking them. I've always done decent in school (didn't need any medication for that) and got accepted to college and all.
I applied on november 20th and did my CFAT (passed) on december 11th.
Will this affect my chances at getting into the army?
RectorCR said:As long as you're off them and everything else is relatively competitive (Your grades, experience, education, etc etc are on par with other applicants) it shouldn't have any affect on your application.
flatlander13 said:Unless you are a RMO, I don't think you should be telling the OP how their medical history may or may not effect their application. I also highly doubt that determining an applicant's medical fitness has much, if anything, to do with their grades, experience and education.
Shadesofgreen, read through the thread MM posted above, I'm sure you can find some useful info!
'RectorCR said:It's called personal experience...I was diagonized with ADHD a few years ago, was on the same drug and went through the exact same process. You don't think something like ADHD would affect someone's grades, work history, relationships, etc? That's literally the criteria for being diagnosed.
RectorCR said:It's called personal experience...I was diagonized with ADHD a few years ago, was on the same drug and went through the exact same process. Blah, blah, blah.....
EpicWindz said:So.. I'm screwed because I have ADHD? I am on medication so I can be the person that 'society' wants me to be. Honestly, this sucks, it's not like I chose who to be, I was given that, and now I have to deal with it. Meds are given to me daily, and I get yelled at if I don't take them, because I talk to people more than usual. But when I'm on my meds, I usually just stick to myself, not talking, even if spoken to. It's like I'm 'too focused' But, I'm thinking of stepping out of my perfect world, and into the real world. I might gradually stop taking my meds until I don't actually need them to function alongside society.
medicineman said:To be politely blunt, yes you are. The CAF has decided to draw a line with what's acceptable for people to have and still be able to work for them and what isn't - you fall into what's considered unacceptable to be employed by them at this time. They don't owe you a job.
MM
alx12345 said:Dang that's brutal.