LifePROTEKT is saddened to report that another autistic child has tragically passed as a result of wandering.  On Wednesday June 23, 2010 at 3:45 p.m. seven year old Kaliya Marie Sullivan was reported missing from her home in La Crosse.  Only 45 minutes later, at 4:30 p.m., about two blocks from her home she was discovered in a [...]

Three autistic children have made the news this month.  This month alone three autistic children have gone missing. First there was six year old Zachary Bello who went missing on June 12, 2010 in George Washington County. Zachary was missing for over eighteen hours. Six days later, on June 18, 2010, Wyatt Top from WestMount went missing.  Wyatt was [...]

Is there a bright side of having autism ?   One parent of an autistic son would answer yes.   Lonnie Smith, father of Kambel Smith, says, “autism takes something away from you to give something to you.”   Smith states during the time of Kambels childhood little was known about autism.   Kambel is [...]

Autism Women’s Network is offering a prize give-away for a Personal Location GPS device & 1 yr of service from LifePROTEKT for one of their very lucky listeners!  This is up to $500 in value so please pass this information on to all the families who would benefit from this potentially life saving device! Tell  [...]

LifePROTEKT celebrates with families in Missouri as Governor Jay Nixon signs into law this week a bill that requires health insurance to cover Autism spectrum disorder. The bill was signed today but will not go into effect until Jan. 1, 2011. It will allocate up to $40,000.00 for each child per year up to age [...]

LifePROTEKT is excited to pass along results of mock ‘ wandering person’  held by Edmonton police in conjunction with EYE ZON on June 2, 2010. The scenario was engineered to be as realistic as  possible. The synopsis was that of an autistic person being lost in the Mill Creek Ravine area. The search and rescue [...]

Congratulations to Cheryl Matthews as she received favorable outcome in her suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Matthews sued Blue Cross after they refused to pay for her autistic sons ABA  (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy. Blue Cross maintained the position that the therapy is not an approved medical treatment. Matthews sought recovery of [...]

Our hearts go out to the family of Kyron Horman.  The 7 year old went missing on June 4, 2010  after being dropped off at school.  He was last seen by his stepmother as he walked towards his classroom.  He never came home from school that day; gone without a trace.  He never reported for [...]

Alzheimers is such a cruel disease as it robs the person from their life experiences, their memories , their homes and even their identity.  It takes away their life experiences as they can no longer lead the lives they might have had.  The simplest task such as getting dressed can become a major accomplishment..  They [...]