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Post by Mouse on May 18, 2009 22:14:35 GMT
What would be your expectation of an appointment with an occupational therapist to discuss possible accommodations in your workplace?
Would they need to have any understanding of ADHD?
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Post by roland on May 19, 2009 0:04:37 GMT
Hi Mouse,
I would hope that they would, but I would also guess that they probably don't so I think I would give them some information.
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Post by Mouse on May 19, 2009 7:24:28 GMT
Hi Roland
I see where you're coming from but I really had hoped that they would have looked into this first before the meeting - especially as they have had forwarning about the objectives of the meeting.
I just think it is a little different from the scenario when you take some info along for your GP or your MP, when you don't know how well-informed they are.
I feel that if they haven't prepared beforehand how can they actively contribute? They just become a paid intermediary and I might as well have discussed the matter direct with my manager.
I'm hope I don't sound angry at yoru reply or ungrateful for your comment - but I came out of my meeting yesterday feeling troubled and disturbed and wondering just what sort of message was going to be relayed back to HR.
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Post by roland on May 19, 2009 8:26:00 GMT
Hi Mouse, You don't sound angry or ungrateful I was too hasty and jumped right in And I didn't realise that you already had the meeting. I would certainly expect an occupational therapist to come to the meeting fully prepared with some background knowledge and to do anything else seems unprofessional. They are supposed to be helping people function independently in all aspects of our daily lives. An occupational therapist ought to leave you feeling hopeful not troubled and disturbed. Can you tell us specifically what you felt went wrong? Is it something that could be addressed by a phone call to the OT?
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Post by Mouse on May 19, 2009 21:14:03 GMT
Hi Roland
You didn't jump in and I edited the question down so much all the detail went.
I think I was just totally thrown when she said she didn't know much about adhd and that little nugget was like a mini-bomb in my brain. It just kept whipping round and round in my head... nurdling all the thoughts. The person I saw was very nice - if she had been at all awful I think I would have been much more strident and verbal.
So it wasn't so much the person I saw who left me feeling troubled and disturbed but fidning mysefl in that situation, In retrospect I should maybe have expected it - and that's why I was wondering if I had been expecting too much. perhaps i was hoping for teh holy grail of answer to emerge from that meeting!
I don't think it helped that I had that feeling you get when you feel that trying to explain to someone who should have a good idea of what you're on about just feels like too much effort, that sense of having to start from the beginning almost. too much additional effort.
In the end I got so ruddy random (because mentally I had left the room,) that I know I was not making much sense.
I woudl like to draw a line under it all and put it down to experience but I expect now there be a ltter from that company to my employer HR dept andthen my manager and I wil ahve to discuss what accommodations we discussed... hopefully i will feel more positive about it by the time that happens.
On a positive note I did make first contact today with a potential new psychiatrist for the managment of my meds. but that is another post.
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