Accomidations in the workplace - ADD / ADHD Message Board

armyrebel4 · 11-27-2003, 11:37 PM

I am in training with the dept of corrections and we are in the middle of qualifying with weapons. I can operate the weapon with no problems it is just so hard to concentrate with 38 other people shooting along with you at the firing range. I qualified three times with the .38 revolver, but failed the final qualification and I only have one more chance. What could I do here that would make the instructors aware of my disability, if so how to correctly ask them....which ones should I ask for? We are allowed to take medication and I am currently taking xanax .25mg, 40 mg of strattera, and 20 mg of lexapro.
Erik

szarkam · 11-28-2003, 05:58 PM

Wow, tough call - not sure what else to say but "good luck"

HumanSpirit · 11-29-2003, 01:41 AM

There is a danger in operating equipment or being mentally restrained by mind drugs. I suggest you drop out of your present career as you may, without intention, and under mental drugs harm an innocent person. The military doesn't allow persons under mind medication to take active roles in the services. We have seen the damages of mothers that have drowned their children along with murders that the students would not have committed in the high schools of our nations against their peers because of mind drugging. There are accidents unexplained and violence as a result of profits from the mental health and counseling and pharmecutical industries desire for power over the public by mind drugging. Our court system is in shambles with the mental health and counseling scurring around the halls of justice for the profits of the drugging and services of bogus research. Our schools are infiltrated by the desease of social engineering from those industries that are gulity of crimes and attrocities against the public for profit. Our children are in harms way from the mental health and counseling industries drugging . Do the right things. Drop out.

rainonwindow · 11-29-2003, 05:42 PM

Armyrebel4 - I have found it best to mention as little as possible about disabilities in the workplace. I want to wish you the best in reaching your goals. I do have a question though. If you find it difficult to focus with 38 other people trying to qualify - what about if you had a weapon and were in the middle of a crowd that was out of control. Would you be able to focus enough to know whether, when or how to use the weapon?

free~spirit · 11-29-2003, 06:00 PM

I don't think they can give you accomodations that would help you with this career. You need to be able to do certain things under certain types of conditions in order to perform your duties properly.

Maybe you could get in some extra practice?