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That whoosh is the sound of joy leaving a care giver of an Autism or Alzheimer’s victim.

Dementia robs more than the memories of its victims. It shrivels their health and the very purpose of life leaving the afflicted and their care givers joyless. Just looking at someone with advanced dementia is positively heart breaking. If you … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Based GTX Corporation Granted Patent to Keep Autistic Children Safe

May 16, 2012 - Los Angeles - In a partnership with Talk About Curing Autism (TACA), Los Angeles-based GTX Corp. has been granted a utility patent that will focus on GPS tracking location based solutions aimed at aiding families living … Continue reading

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Nearly half of children with ASD between the ages of 4 and 10 bolt, wander or elope.

The autism community uses many terms to describe the fact that children and dependent adults with ASD depart safe spaces to put themselves in harm’s way. A mother might say her son “is a runner” or that he “bolts” when … Continue reading

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Aetrex Navistar GPS Footwear System On Air – News 12 NJ

Source: NEW 12 NJ NJ company offers GPS-enabled shoes for those with Alzheimer’s (04/05/12) TEANECK - A Teaneck-based shoe company has a solution to keep track of loved ones with Alzheimer’s.Aetrex has released a GPS-enabled shoe that allows family members … Continue reading

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Dementia behind bars.

The get-tough-on-crime and mandatory sentencing policies that swept America beginning in the 1970s did more than drive up the inmate population and prison costs. They also ensured that inmates who once might have been seen as rehabilitated and given parole … Continue reading

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Millions of seniors with dementia will wander in search of their lost memories. While we can’t find those remembrances, we can find the lost victims themselves.

The Mayo Clinic describes Alzheimer’s and the problem of Wandering: The disease can erase a person’s memory of once-familiar surroundings, as well as make it extremely difficult to adapt to new surroundings. As a result, people who have Alzheimer’s may … Continue reading

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For those afflicted with Alzheimer’s, a walk may bring them one step closer to death.

GPS enabled tracking shoes developed by GTX Corp and marketed by Aetrex Worlwide Continue reading

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Getting lost is the least of the problem.

Nearly 12 million of us take care of the 5.6 million Americans with the Alzheimer’s disease, a number that’s expected to increase to 16 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Assn. The burden of care-taking places tremendous pressure on … Continue reading

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Teaneck company’s GPS shoe helps track Alzheimer’s patients

A Teaneck shoe maker has joined with a California technology company to create a shoe that uses GPS technology that records where a wearer walks – and can send alerts to caregivers if someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia … Continue reading

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You need not get lost searching for an answer to the “where is” question that the millions of caregivers have been asking.

After nine years of research and development, GTX Corp (GTXO.OB) and its partner Aetrex Worldwide have brought to the consumer market a solution for people who wander – a GPS Shoe Continue reading

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