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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:31 PM Original message |
Oh, here we go: ADHD can cause loss of 20 or more workdays per year |
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madaboutharry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have always been bothered by this term. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. I'm of the opinion that any diagnosis of ADHD must also include ... |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm sorry. Could you repeat that for me? |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. "If you won't take our pharmaceutical drug regimen, you can't work here!" |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. I wonder how many hours my boss loses to DU. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. It will be more cost-effective to screen for ADHD |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I wish that was a valid reason not hire people |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. That would violate the ADA. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Lots of pre employment tests include something close to an MMPI nowadays.. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Do they test for Sociopathology? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Too funny. The Antisocial Personality scores "perfect mental health" on the MMPI. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Don't they end up being diplomats or executives? |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. Whaddya mean? Sociopathy is a prerequisite for becoming a successful CEO! |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 04:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
31. That would be an asinine thing to do. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Many companies do screen for all sorts of conditions... |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
7. Hahaha |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Oh, I know. What a joke! |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. If you took your car to a mechanic and were paying by the hour |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Thank you for making my point |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. Unfortunately (dispite what Rush Limbaugh says) ADD is a very real disorder |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. I am kind of partial to having ADD |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Are you suggesting that you're unqualified to work because of your ADD? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. At a job like Air Traffic control, yes |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
10. Combine ADHD with the cell phones every employee carries w/ them |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. Actually, I wouldn't mind a trial dose of whatever they use against it |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Oh, I don't think so. We already are suffering the violence of a Meth-head nation. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. What about the violence of "alcoholic nation"? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. As a former addiction counselor to a battalion of infantry, you won't get any argument from me |
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benny594 (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. we need more real help for all who are addicted |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. I wasn't even talking about addiction... |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
34. "Add prescription amphetamines" ? What are you saying here? |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
22. Same here |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. The potential for addiction with amphetamines is high. I hope to God they don't begin RX these |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I've had problems with insomnia and irregular heartbeat with them |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. They do work, but the body builds up a tolerance so rapidly... |
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