Posted on May 11, 2018
How should I handle a situation where I think my soldier is autistic?
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I am currently re-classing and I have a soldier that just came out of boot, I am legitimately concerned my soldier is Autistic and I have no idea what to do about this situation.........
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I do not know if MEPS actually checks for autism and I have my hands tied since i am technically a student regardless of my prior service in the Army, I am limited to who i can talk to because of that.
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MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca
They wouldn't. It's not something detectable in a typical sense like a blood test, its strictly behavioral observation and someone in MEPS would not observe someone long enough to think anything more then the person is "quirky". If they made it this far then they are pretty high functioning.
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Don’t take matters like this in your own hands. Talk to your Chaplin who may have advice for you where to go with this issue.
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You're not a medical professional. Refer your Soldier to care professional.
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Are you a doctor with experienced with dealing with autism. If not minf your own business. They were cleared to come in and completed boot.
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Sgt Sheri Lynn
Poor attitude. How about leadership and looking out for those who have been invisible?
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SGT (Join to see)
Sgt Sheri Lynn how about you educate yourself first. Where is this soldiers medical degree. Autism would have been discovered before they got to boot camp and most assuredly during basic.
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I highly recommend to read up on how to to handle ones who could into that type. We all have one form of something and makes you a better leader.
A leader in uniform has to be able to interact, help, and teach on all levels. Do not be a boss, anyone can do that, become a leader of many where you can interact with todays millenniums.
A leader in uniform has to be able to interact, help, and teach on all levels. Do not be a boss, anyone can do that, become a leader of many where you can interact with todays millenniums.
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I would recommend you reached out to either your Internal Medicine, psychiatrist, or Family Medicine physician in unit and ask whether further assessment is to be done. I wonder if your concern is whether your member is actually Autistic or he does have features of a ADD. In any case, if you are concerned enough, they can ask the right questions for you
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