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  • May 6, 2015 at 3:58 am in reply to: Canada Disability Tax Credit #127043

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    May 6, 2015 at 3:58 am
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    Koishi,

    Yes that’s what my first doc said…until I got a new doc. If you research it, only in Canada do doctors treat ADD as the Learning Disability. Whereas in the UK and US (just about the rest of the world) Learning disabilities are broken down further and fully diagnosed, such as dyslexia. They then separate in treatment for ADD and Dyslexia.

    What I found is doctors in Canada are more lazy than outside of this country…..at least the ones I deal with. There is no interest in any further investigation other than take these drugs…your cured. Well what if my attention is better but my memory is not, what about my vision or the fact I can not pronounce many words properly or spell, or remember how to handwrite…..

    My first doc said that he does not even treat dyslexia as it does NOT exist in the medical profession in Canada. I was the first to inform him….he laughed. Its ONLY Canada where doctors ignore Learning disabilities and pump drugs for ADD. They have lumped Learning disabilities in with ADD when treating. This is wrong……

    On my own accord I just secured a $7000 loan so that I can be tutored by special instructors trained in Learning disabilities. The tax credit was created for people like me with extra expenses and I was denied. I suspect my doctor in the end squashed it when CRA asked him for more info.

    Canada is really a bad place for health care!

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    May 3, 2015 at 3:22 pm in reply to: Do you ever get off your meds for a few days and start to question… #127035

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    May 3, 2015 at 3:22 pm
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    As a new ADHD patient…I have already started to explore not taking the meds…..I told my doctor they are nothing more than placebos….

    After 2 months on the meds…I stopped taking them….no difference. I have 1 percentile memory……I need a cure for that first anyway….regardless if I pay attention or not….I will just forget it 5 mins later anyway.

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    May 3, 2015 at 3:17 pm in reply to: Canada Disability Tax Credit #127034

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    May 3, 2015 at 3:17 pm
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    Hi Thanks…..

    Ironically I was just writing a letter to the ldac as you sent this response…..I hope they can help. For me to keep my job I will need special tutoring….Tutoring I can not afford. Ironically though a Lawyer is cheaper.

    Anyone ever sue the CRA for the tax credit?

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