In a message dated 98-01-28 23:10:49 EST, you write: << I don't think that my cognitive abilities per se have been affected. However, I don't respond well to job stress >> Hi Rob. When evaluating the effect of PD on my cognitive ability I noticed the following.' My decresed cognitive ability was first impacted in the speed with which I could deal with the imput from my sense. The quality of my thinking was not impared but rather the speed of my thinking. In accessing your own ability you might easily over look this aspect. Good Luck Dale