Anonymous wrote:What concerns me more are the ones who really needed them but are never told they really are not suited to be pilots or air traffic controllers or other things where fast processing is necessary for safety of others.

There is no need to be concerned, not that you really are. There is such a wide range of symptoms with people with ADHD. The FAA has an extremely long and strict process for evaluating anyone who wants to be a pilot. It is their complete medical history, interviews and testing and can take months. A family member went though this. ADHD does not necessarily disqualify anyone. This process is needed if they were ever diagnosed with ADHD, even as a small child. You should be thankful they are so detailed, not concerned.

We all agree that we would not want anyone who would not be safe operating an aircraft.

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Anonymous wrote:They take the jobs best suited to their skills. There are so many jobs that don’t require testing, that have no long-term deadlines, aren’t project based, whatever. You get the accommodations to get through school, then you get a job which doesn’t need any of those kind of accommodations.

So just no positions like doctor or lawyer?

Tons of doctors and lawyers have ADHD. Why are you posting about this topic when you are so obviously igonorant about it?

Sure. But that is a totally different question than whether they need extra time to deal with time sensitive issues. I know that there are some niche positions that don't rely on time sensitive issues, but the vast majority need split second answers and lots of them.

... do you seriously not know that lots of people with ADHD absolutely thrive under those sorts of conditions?

+2 There was a joke about this on The Pitt. Something about how all the ER doctors are ADHD.

Anonymous wrote:Can you imagine having a pilot who has all the skills on paper but needs 50% more time to make the same decisions as regular pilots? Or a surgeon who can accurately and correctly perform a procedure but has to keep you cut open for 90 minutes instead of 60 minutes?

Or a dentist or surgeon with poor fine-motor skills?

I've worked in acacdemic support at a medical school for 25 years, and many of our brilliant, successful students received accommodations. They've matched at competitive residency programs across the country and have rich, succesful careers as physicians. I've found that our students with disabilities tend to be some of our most compassionate, driven graduates.

People with dyslexia are over represented in CEO roles. These are the ones who learned how to manage their challenges & show that it is possible. People with dyslexia are also over represented in prison. These are likely those who were never diagnosed or never learned to manage their challenges. My DC with dyslexia and accommodations is working in a great role for his strengths and actually makes more than his neurotypical older sibling.