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Imagine this scenario: You have just arrived home from work. As you enter your home with your family, you see that your belongings are strewn all over the floor. The TV is no longer on the wall. Your laptop is missing. You do not know if anyone is still in your home. That is certainly scary. Now imagine this: You are at home with your children. Someone that you did not invite enters your home with unknown intent. That is chilling. Neither of these situations is guaranteed. What is guaranteed is that you have a proactive way to protect your family and possessions. A security system is an easy and effective way to offer both protection and peace of mind.

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Armed response and security systems package will offer you the right configuration based on your needs, lifestyle, and home size. Cameras can be professionally installed at the appropriate angles so that there are no dead zones around doors or outbuildings. The interior keypads will be centrally located so that you have easy and quick access to disarming them upon entering or engaging them upon leaving. There is even an option for a panic button within the app that is available with the invaluable 24/7 monitoring service. 

If the thought of making such big changes to your home is daunting, consider adding a security system as a winter project, like fixing things around the house during the colder months. Or, approach the task as if it is a monthly line item in your budget. Add it to your Utilities category as an expected (and worthwhile) monthly cost. Sometimes, insurance companies will offer homeowners or renters a monthly or annual discount for having a security system. 

If you have a child with Autism, a home alarm system can provide an extra layer of assistance and safety protection. Depending upon their abilities and capabilities, it can be beneficial to involve them in the process of going through the home security system once it has been installed. They don’t need to know the access or disarm codes if you’d rather keep that to yourself. Just knowing where the cameras or alarms are located in addition to what sound (the beeps that are emitted just before disarming the alarm) they make can help calm them and give them ownership of changes within the house. Show them how an app on your phone is linked to the security cameras. Try to use it to watch a pet while you’re out of the house or look at the birds in your backyard, depending upon where your cameras are located.

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Make adding “Contact Security Experts” the number one task on your To-Do list today. When it’s done, check it off of your list and breathe easy. You don’t have to, nor should you, live in fear; however, there are important steps that can be taken to ensure safety in uncertain times. Take some time to relax with your family and enjoy all that security and peace of mind provide. 

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Kori

Digital Product Creator at Kori at Home
Kori is a late diagnosed autistic/ADHD mom. She is currently located in Albany, NY where she is raising a neurodiverse family. Her older daughter is non-speaking autistic (and also has ADHD and Anxiety) and her youngest daughter is HSP/Gifted. A blogger, podcaster, writer, product creator, and coach; Kori shares autism family life- the highs, lows, messy, and real. Kori brings her own life experiences as an autistic woman combined with her adventures in momming to bring you the day-to-day of her life at home. Kori is on a mission to empower moms of autistic children to make informed parenting decisions with confidence and conviction.

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