I never realized that the Federal Aviation Administration could decline someone from becoming certified if they took certain psychiatric medications - even antidepressants and/or medications for ADHD, or if they had a psychiatric diagnosis such as depression or ADHD.
If you have or have had a psychiatric diagnosis or are taking medication, you are required to get a “Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate” from the FAA before you are allowed to fly.
Here’s a list of diagnoses/medications and the FAA’s stance on them. Note that Major Depressive Disorder is not listed. This is not because it is an “acceptable” psychiatric diagnosis for FAA certification. FAA list of psychiatric diagnoses
One could argue that they would rather be a passenger in a plane flown by a pilot with successful treatment of his depression rather than a pilot that cannot/will not seek treatment due to the ramifications on his career. Likewise, I would rather be a passenger in a plane flown by a pilot that is taking effective medication for ADHD rather than not taking any at all!
Start watching this video around 1:58. Anderson starts playing with (and talking to) the stray puppies instead of doing his broadcast. “Hey, you…Hey, you…I’m sorry…” I love his empathy.
I love how Paula Zahn repeatedly tries to redirect him back to the story - she sounds just like an annoyed teacher. “Anderson…”
When turning off the ignition, make sure your car is in “Park” first. Do NOT leave it in drive. This is especially important when you are parked on a slope. Many parking lots, while appearing to be level, are actually sloped. Remember this. Especially when you shop at Target again.
In addition, you are no longer driving a car with manual transmission. No matter how many times you try to push in the clutch, forget it - the clutch is NOT THERE.
In a study by Yuksel, et al. (2008), children with moderate asthma had significantly higher scores than non-asthmatic children on the Conners’ Parent Rating Scale-48 (CPRS), an ADHD rating scale.
A study by Blackman & Gurka (2007) also found that children with asthma had a higher rate of ADHD. As severity of asthma symptoms increased, so did the rate of ADHD symptoms.
There may be a few reasons behind these findings. There may be shared genes for asthma and ADHD. In addition, some medications for asthma can cause side effects similar to ADHD symptoms. Also, when you can’t breathe, you have increased anxiety (I have asthma and there’s something about lacking air that makes you a little panicked), and some symptoms of anxiety can mimic symptoms of ADHD. There is also the possibility that ADHD and asthma are inherited independently of one another, with one disorder not actually increasing the likelihood of developing the other. And there is always a possibility that the reason is a combination of the factors above, or other factors.
Yuksel, H., Sogut, A., & Yilmaz, O. Attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms in children with asthma. Children with more severe asthma symptoms had more severe ADHD symptoms. The Journal of Asthma, 45(7), 545-547.
Blackman, J.A. & Gurka, M.J. (2007). Developmental and behavioral comorbidities of asthma in children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 28(2), 92-99.
In a study by Rosenblum, et al. (2008), children with ADHD had poorer handwriting than non-ADHD children. Additionally, when children with ADHD were off of their medication, they took an even longer time to copy a paragraph as compared to when they were on medication.
Many parents will not be surprised at these study results.
(That was my comment, not the study’s comment.)
Rosenblum, S., Epsztein, L., & Josman, N. (2008). Handwriting Performance of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders: A Pilot Study. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics 28(3), 219-234.
Go to www.retailmenot.com. The site lists the discounts and coupon codes for thousands of online stores. Not only that, but it also gives users the ability to comment on whether the discount worked or if there is any additional info the customer needs to get the discount.
I saved 30% off my order at www.vistaprint.com by using a coupon code on this site. Why pay extra money when you don’t have to?
After working on my laptop today, I am seriously considering attending couples therapy with Windows Vista. We are having major issues. It looks like Mac and PC have already tried therapy. I think this is hilariously funny. (Why are we always portrayed as wearing glasses and having our hair up? Oh, wait…that sounds like me.)
Here’s another therapy “session”:
Wait…those heels she’s wearing…is that a therapist thing too? So I’m 3 for 3.
Most Christmas songs are cheery and happy. For many people, however, the holidays are difficult, and can lead to increased depression and anxiety. I think the song “River” by Joni Mitchell, from her album Blue, is a great Christmas song that deals with grief and loneliness during the holidays.
Last night I was watching “Pushing Daisies” (a great show, although it has recently been cancelled), and one of the characters, after having a rough time, says, “I need an emotional snow day!”
Emotional snow day…I like that concept. Maybe if more of us took emotional snow days there would be less illness, less relationship issues, less stress. Because everyone needs a day off where they can just be. I’m taking my emotional snow day today. I’ve earned it. (Come to think of it, you should be able to take an emotional snow day without feeling like you had to earn it!)
Yesterday I was listening to the radio when a song came on with tango-type music. I was enjoying it until I heard the lyrics. It was about a woman getting revenge on her lover by smashing his car windows. There was also a song that came out about a year ago similar to this - a woman destroying her lover’s car because he was with another woman.
I don’t think these songs would have ever made it on the radio if the genders had been reversed. If a song about a man breaking the windows of his girlfriend/wife’s car was on the radio, I would think there would be an uproar and the song might be yanked from airplay.
It irked me that as long as the song is about women exacting revenge on men and not the other way around, it is deemed to be acceptable.
