Aspergers in the military. Anyone?
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I joined the Army (Active Duty) in 1999. Deployed to both Afghanistan (2004-05, 10 months) and Iraq (2008-09, 14 months). Diagnosed with ASD in 2014. Still in the Army, but being medically retired this year.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1 (with language impairment) and Other Specified Anxiety Disorder
Aspie Score: 140 of 200, NT Score: 63 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)
auntblabby
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I joined the Army (Active Duty) in 1999. Deployed to both Afghanistan (2004-05, 10 months) and Iraq (2008-09, 14 months). Diagnosed with ASD in 2014. Still in the Army, but being medically retired this year.
hope you don't mind me asking, but does a medical retirement under these circumstances give you the same benefits as other retirees [pension and health care]?
"Commoner the Vagabond" is a composite character, pretty much using the traits I've observed over the years of homeless people.
In Trinidad there was a man called Commoner who, like the character in my book, walked around with his shirt stuffed with books, and I mean protruding at, like, two feet in front of him! There was also another homeless man in Trinidad who used to stop, kneel down and kiss the street with every 10 steps he took.
The book is essentially a road movie so most of the scenes involved places I'm been to before, like Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Texas, California, Arizona, and of course, Seattle.
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His second book: https://www.amazon.com/COMMONER-VAGABON ... oks&sr=1-2
His blog: http://seattlewordsmith.wordpress.com/
ASD is a non-rateable condition. You can't get discharged from the military for being on the Spectrum, but on the other hand it doesn't give you any percentage toward retirement or disability. It's kind of funny that you can't join the military if you are autistic, but they can't make you leave once you are in.
If you have co-morbid conditions, such as Anxiety, Depression, etc, then you can be discharged from the military if your conditions have a negative impact on your duty performance. Whether or not you get the same benefits as other retirees depends on the severity of your conditions and if they were aggravated by your military service.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1 (with language impairment) and Other Specified Anxiety Disorder
Aspie Score: 140 of 200, NT Score: 63 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)
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Picking on anybody who stands out even a little: Based on my experience that is a trait of the proletariat. Which is why I don't care for the working class all that much.
Only after my diagnosis in the fall of 2014. I ended up having a mental breakdown after I was moved to a small office that was very sensory unfriendly. It has an excessive number of florescent lights and the air ventilation duct to the server room went right above my head when I was sitting at my desk. The lights was causing my eyes to feel like they were on fire and the noise from the air ventilation was drilling itself into my brain. After seven months, I was a complete wreak from constant sensory overload. I was overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. All my energy went to trying to survive being inside that office room and in the end I broke.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1 (with language impairment) and Other Specified Anxiety Disorder
Aspie Score: 140 of 200, NT Score: 63 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)
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