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  • FREE BOOK UNIT #3 PRIORITIZE CONCERNS 2023 Eating & Toileting
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #3 PRIORITIZE CONCERNS 2023
  • #3 Social & Daily Living Skills
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #4 When is it Sensory?
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #4 SENSORY, Cont.
  • FREE BOOK UNIT #4 SENSORY, Chapter 3
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  • FREE BOOK UNIT #5, Ch. 3 & 4, What To Do While You Wait? Cont.
  • FREE BOOK UNIT 6 CH 1 – Where to Look for Resources?age
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  • #4B1 Programs/Intervention/Therapies (5-8): RDI, SPD, ST, TEAACH, & CBT
  • #4B2 More Programs/Therapies/Approaches; Meds, Diet, Bio Therapy
  • #4C CAMs Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  • #4C1 CAMs Cont. Animal Assisted Therapy
  • #4C2 CAMs Creative & Adventure Therapy
  • #4C3 Last of CAMs Cont. 6. - 12.
  • #5 Know Your Child: INTRODUCTION
  • #5A Know Your Child: GETTING STARTED
  • #5B Know Your Child: TEMPERAMENT
  • #5C Know Your Child KNOW AUTISM
  • #5D Know Your Child: RESOURCES & INSURANCE
  • #5E Know Your Child: LAW & AUTISM
  • GALLERY SLIDESHOW
  • *PREVIEW Books in Gallery
    • AMAZING ADVENTURES Extended Book Reviews
    • DIAGNOSIS, DOCTORS, & DENIAL Extended Book Reviews
    • SAVVY SOLUTIONS Extended Book Reviews
    • SCHOOL ON THE SHORT BUS Extended Book Reviews
  • *WHAT TO DO while you wait. 1-5
    • #1 What to do While You Wait, Checklists & Red Flags
    • #2 What to do While You Wait: Diagnosis, Denial & Doctors
    • #3 What to do While You Wait: Try New Things
    • #4 What to do While You Wait: Programs, Therapies, & Interventions
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​Thankful for all the loyal Twitter & Facebook followers who faithfully read, comment, and SHARE the Weebly website. Thankful to offer a continuance of my FREE BOOK Know Autism, Know Your Child, with <My Thoughts> by Sara Luker Latest posting is #DSM-5 #Asd Diagnosis www.sarasautismsite.com Check MENU.
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Veteran's Day 2022

11/11/2022

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Veteran’s Day 2022
 
As our nation commemorates Veterans Day, honoring and remembering those who have served and sacrificed, it is an appropriate time to consider the financial, medical, and other assistance available to veterans, their families and survivors. Veterans Benefits are administered at the federal level by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which is the second largest cabinet-level department and has a yearly budget of over $300 billion.

The full range of VA benefits extends to housing and home loan guarantees, job training, small business loans, burials, memorials, and education. There is now new recognition for children and adults on the autism spectrum. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ((CDC), one in every 44 children may be diagnosed with autism. Added to established ‘military benefits’, armed services recruiters are now looking for bright, industrious recruits, and applicants with Asperger’s. This population often proves to fit the bill of specialized services, with their high IQ.

For instance, Rubin (2016) Staff Writer for Atlantic magazine describes a selective intelligence squad formed by the Israeli Army. Many autistic soldiers who would otherwise be exempt from military service have found a place in Unit 9900. 

​She says that a 21-year-old recruit with autism enjoys spending long hours combing through each millimeter of satellite images of the same location from various angles. And, that that most persons with autism can outperform in auditory tasks (such as discriminating sound pitches), detecting visual structures, and mentally manipulating complex three-dimensional shapes.
 
< My Thoughts >   “…millimeter of satellite images…”
 
After becoming highly trained by the military, it seems likely that these skills would easily transfer to a variety of hard-to-fill civilian jobs. Air traffic controller comes to mind!
 
Rob V. (2020) recruitment is determined on a case-by-case basis; if the recruiter realizes that you have something to offer the nation. Like most things in the military, it depends on the military branch and the level of autism. In addition, you must not be under any medications for at least one year before submitting your application.
 
Mander (2022) makes us aware that there are many government programs to help military veterans' children with special needs — the trick is to find them.
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Thank you for your service, Veterans. And, persons with autism, desiring a military career..."Show them what you've got!"
 
References:

Mander, L. (2022). Assistance Is Available for Veterans’ Children with Disabilities; Retrieved online from – https://specialneedsanswers.com/assistance-is-available-for-veterans-children-with-disabilities-18827t 

Rubin, S. (2016). The Israeli Army Unit that Recruits Teens with Autism: Retrieved online from – https://www.theatlantic.com › health › archive › 2016/01

V. Rob (2020). Can You Join the Military with Autism? By Rob V.; founder of Operation Military Kids.org. Retrieved online from –
www.operationmilitarykids.org/can-you-join-the-military-with-autism/
 
Other Resources:
  • https://blog.theautismsite.greatergood.com/cs-watching-horizon-military/
  • https://specialneedsanswers.com/assistance-is-available-for-veterans-children-with-disabilities-18827
  • https://operationautism.org/
  • https://www.specialneedsalliance.org/blog/veterans-benefits-2/
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         Just to let you know that I, Sara Luker, have put forth my best efforts in presenting what I have learned over my 30 years with autism, Sharing Extended Book Reviews of  stories about those who have gone before us.      
         Understand that all health matters ALWAYS require medical decisions/diagnosis/treatment by highly qualified and licensed individuals. See website DISCLAIMER.

         Here you will find excerpts containing a combination of selections, synopses, general information prose, quotes and references to peer-reviewed articles.

         Plus < My Thoughts >, which are my responses to the material; as a state certified educator with a 2013 Master’s Degree in Special Education, and over 30 years as Sonny’s mom.

         The BLOGs on this site are meant to be insightful and timely. Comments and Responses are welcomed.

         The offered DOWNLOAD material is organized in UNITs and Chapters. The autism information comes from –

    *Peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, informational     and educational-writer articles.

    *Prose, which explains the currently circulating general public knowledge.

    *Personal, < My Thoughts > which are ‘educated   guesses’ about what it all means.

    *Poignant synopses of published parent stories.

    *Pages filled with decisions, denial, cited references, definitions, appendices, and more.

     Hearing the words “this child has autism,” parents are often shell-shocked.

         Then, in the face of so many more questions racing through their minds, the doctor says, “Just go online and read everything you can about autism.”

         
    Yes, disturbingly this kind of professional advice is given to many of our families.

    ​  If you are one of those families, or clinicians, I hope this material will give you a good start.
     


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