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To: Poohbah
Do you know if there are ANY restrictions put on people who took Ritalin as a child? I have heard that a person can't be a pilot in the Armed Forces if they have that in their history. This has been another reason I have fought so hard against medication. I don't want to put limits on what he can do in the future.

You have relieved one of my worries, anyway. Thanks. : )
263 posted on 05/02/2003 10:39:35 AM PDT by Politicalmom
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To: Politicalmom
One tip for those who's ADHD kids can't focus on reading something not entertaining to them .... have them yellow line the book with a marker. It REALLY helped me in college. I found that if I yellow penned as I read, I would actually memorize the parts that I penned as I penned them. AND it also helped keep my eyes focused on what I was reading instead of wandering.
265 posted on 05/02/2003 10:48:14 AM PDT by clamper1797 (Per caritate viduaribus orphanibusque sed prime viduaribus)
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To: Politicalmom
Do you know if there are ANY restrictions put on people who took Ritalin as a child? I have heard that a person can't be a pilot in the Armed Forces if they have that in their history.

There are a LOT of things that will disqualify one as a pilot--temporary medication is extremely unlikely to.

273 posted on 05/02/2003 11:22:15 AM PDT by Poohbah (Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!)
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