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Petition Letter: To Whom it may Concern,

My name is Miles Lambert, I¿¿m a 4th year student in Kinesiology and Health Studies. I¿¿m writing this appeal letter today to request the changing of PSYC 221 to a Credit Standing and the changing of KNPE 331 to an Agreotat course. The reason for this request is due to significant mental and emotional difficulties, as well as a recent diagnosis of ADHD.

I¿¿ve been extremely forgetful recently, and have had difficulties remembering conversations I¿¿ve just had, or whether I¿¿ve already asked a question or not. For example, I will ask my partner what they want for dinner multiple times, as I forget whether I asked it before. Additionally, I will be unable to remember more than 3 or so items on a list. I¿¿m concerned this has extended into my school work, and impacting multiple aspects of my life. I¿¿m currently seeking therapy, as well as taking medication to help manage the symptoms, although its still a work in progress. With consultation with my Family doctor, we¿¿ve determined that I¿¿m unable to manage the current course load in my current state. As well, initiating tasks is become extremely difficult for me, and I still spend the bulk of my day jumping from task to task, which has made things quite difficult as well. Finally, my mood is worse that ever day-to-day, and find myself feeling upset and stressed out, and unable to regulate my emotions. I believe this stems from my course load and the pandemic, as well as other stressors.

I¿¿m currently seeking out a variety of treatments to help. I¿¿m currently on Concerta to help manage the effects of ADHD, as well as seeking therapy to talk out some thoughts I¿¿ve been having which concern me. I¿¿m hopeful that by having PSYC 221 as a credit standing and KNPE 331 as an Agerotat, it will take off a significant load and allow me to finish out the year while still getting the help I need. In the long-term, it will enable me to focus on ensuring I can complete all the course requirements, and I can begin to take steps to improve my health.

Thank you for your understanding and your consideration in my request.

Kind Regards,
Miles Lambert
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