Enlisting with hidden mental health conditions
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Enlisting with hidden mental health conditions
Hi. I am starting research for novel I am writing in which a character who enlists has what is known today as high functioning autism. Obviously it was not a know condition in 1914 but some people with it, may have been diagnosed as having schizophrenia or at best just considered odd. My question is would it have been possible for someone presenting for enlisting who in all other respects was fit, to have succeeded to making it to the front as a soldier. Also as the war dragged on did the medical checks become lax. Thank you in advance for any help or pointers to where I might find this info.
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