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MedicAlert bracelet gives a voice to those with autism when they need it most

By Laurie Mawlam The silver identification bracelet that indicates an existing condition to first responders has been a valuable tool for decades. In 1953, a teenage girl named Linda Collins cut her finger badly. At the hospital, she received a tetanus shot, had a severe allergic reaction, and almost died.

J & J’s Gibberish: Cops and Autistics Part II – MEA CULPA

One mother's weekly journey in raising her special needs children.  OK, so sometimes things are not exactly as they seem.  Last week I reported on a service to register your autistic kid so in the event he or she takes off and gets into a sticky situation, a cop can
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