Department of Defense Webinar with Autism NOW May 12, 2011

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Autism NOW

Military Families & ASD: A Presentation on the Unique

Challenges & Services Available

Isabel Hodge


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Office of Community Support for Military

Families with Special Needs (OSN)

Established in September 2010 (NDAA 2010)

Functions include:

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Department of Defense Education Activity

EFMP Assignment Coordination

EFMP Community Support


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OSN

Support to Families with Autistic Children

Exceptional FamilyMember Program (EFMP)

Early InterventionServices

Special Education Services Autism Study by the Ohio

State University Education Directory for

Children with Special Needs

MilitaryHOMEFRONT MilitaryINSTALLATIONS

PlanMyMove

HOMEFRONTConnections

Special Needs/EFMPNewsletter

Military OneSourceWebsite Content,Consultations, Webinars

DoD Special Needs ParentTool Kit

Special CareOrganizational Records


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MilitaryINSTALLATIONS

http://militaryinstallations.dod.mil


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Challenges

Frequent Permanent Change of Station moves

every 2-3 years

Move to a new County, State or Overseas Location Schools

Medical

Child care

State and Federal Benefits, e.g. SSI, Medicaid etc Social/Recreational

Deployments, Unaccompanied Tours &

Training


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Military Services

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

Case Managers located at the installation FamilyCenters

Activity Examples: Sensory friendly movie night

Parent Support Groups

Fitness and nutrition programs

Family Fun Events

Respite Care

School Liaison Office (SLO)

Educational and Developmental InterventionServices (EDIS)

Child Development Centers and Youth Programs


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DoD Schools

DoD Dependents Schools

DoDDS operates 130 schools for eligible dependents of active dutyand DoD civilians overseas in 9 districts located in 12 foreigncountries.

Schools are located in: Bahrain, Belgium, Cuba, England (UK),

Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, andTurkey.

Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS)

DDESS operates 64 schools at stateside locations in 5 districtslocated in 7 states and 2 territories for eligible dependents ofactive duty and DoD civilians who reside on military installations.

DDESS Schools are located in: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, NewYork, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Guam, and PuertoRico.

Non-DoD Schools Program-- supports 3,455 students in 188 countries


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DoDEA

http://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/specialEduc.cfm


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Directory for DoD Dependent Schools and Educational

& Developmental Intervention Services

(OCONUS Directory)


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OCONUS Directory

Kaiserslautern/Ramstein EDIS


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USDA Partnership

Studies expanding knowledge of special needs

issues:

Autism Services Ohio State University Benchmarkon Community Support Cornell and

University of Kansas

Availability ofMedicaid West Virginia University


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Autism Study

Ohio State University

Analysis of educational services available to children with autism(ages 3 to 21)

Five states with largest military population California

Georgia

North Carolina

Texas

Virginia

Online Education Directory for Children with Special Needs http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/efmp/directory

Full Report: http://militaryhomefront.dod.mil/reports Phase II:

Review of autism services in 10 additional states with high concentrationof military families.

Review will also include early intervention services and availability ofservices for children with intellectual disabilities and emotional/behavioral

disorders in all 15 states


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Example: Educational Services Reported in Use

by a School District in California


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MilitaryHOMEFRONT

http://militaryhomefront.dod.mil/tf/efmp

Exceptional Family MemberProgram

Child Care & Respite Care

Early Intervention

Special Education Children Over 21

Supplemental Security Income(SSI) & Other Federal Benefits

Financial & Legal

TRICARE

Medicaid & Medicaid Waivers

Resources

State Resources

Tool Box

News & Updates


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MilitaryHOMEFRONT

State Resources


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Plan My Movehttp://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/tf/movingandrelocation


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Military OneSourcehttp://militaryonesource.com/specialneeds

Call a Consultant!

1.800.342.9647


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Military OneSource

Specialty Consultants

Provides 60-minute consultations

12 times a year

Conducts Needs Assessment

Can answer questions about: moving benefits

Education

Finances

Housing

support groups

medical resources, and more.

Call Military OneSource at 1-800-342-9647 and ask for anappointment with a Special Needs Specialty Consultant.


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Special Needs Parent Tool KitSpecial Needs Parent Tool Kit(Available through Military OneSource)(Available through Military OneSource)

Modules:

Birth to Age Three

Special Education

Health Benefits

Families in Transition Advocating for your Child

Resources and Support

Provides tools and resources to

support a special needs family

member

Accompanied by a printed

Facilitators Guide and PPTs for

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Special Care Organizational Record (SCOR)

for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Use the SCOR to:

Track changes in medications

or treatments

List contact information for

providers and communityorganizations

Prepare for appointments

File information about health

history


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SCOR for Adults

with Special Health Care Needs

Redesigned PDF enhances

usability

Quick and easy

document navigation Automatic expenditure

calculations

Accessible with screen

readers and Braille

printers


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EFMP Welcome Aboard Kits

Additional eLearning lessons

Special Needs AdultTool Kit

Under DevelopmentUnder Development

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eLearningeLearning

Initial lessons

aimed at family

members Provides

information

and access to

resources

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Available through MilitaryHOMEFRONT


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eLearningeLearning

Provides: Meaningful experiences

Active learning

Intuitive navigation

Available soon: EFMP Enrollment

Process

Early InterventionServices

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Required:

A plan to provide services to military children with

autism within the authority of the Extended Health

Care Option (ECHO).

In response, the TRICARE Management Activity

established the Demonstration Project, to provide

services to children with autism. Using ABA tutors

Expanded monthly ECHO benefit to $3,000.

National Defense Authorization Act

FY 2007, Section 717

http://tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/overview/SpecialPrograms/ECHO/AutismServicesDemonstration?


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HOMEFRONTConnectionshttps://apps.mhf.dod.mil/homefrontconnections


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Military Community & Family Policy

Facebook Page


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Subscribe to Our eNewsletter!

http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/subscribe


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