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Thanksgiving – A Time for Reflection and Thanks
There’s a chill in the air and the trees are almost bare. Here in New England that’s a clear sign that fall is upon us and soon the Thanksgiving holiday will be here. Where ever you are and whatever your situation is, Thanksgiving is a perfect time to give thanks!
Personally, I’m thankful for my wonderful family, my health, my spouse, my caring co-workers, my two dogs and many many other things. I urge you to think about what you are thankful for and to let those people (and pets!) know how much you appreciate them.
As a company, we here at LoJack SafetyNet sincerely appreciate our close nit community. Our customers, followers and supporters have played a massive role in our growth and we truly appreciate and want to thank all of you.
It’s a great feeling for us when we hear about success stories like this and this, which proves our efforts to bring loved ones back home with our SafetyNet service really do work and we are in fact saving lives.
As the Thanksgiving holiday comes closer, here are some links that may be helpful to you:
Thanksgiving Travel Tips:
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2010/11/12/dont-turkey-follow-thanksgiving-travel-tips/
Thanksgiving Cooking and Safety Tips:
http://www.catalogs.com/info/kitchen/thanksgiving-cooking-tips.html
Thanksgiving Events – Family and Black Friday:
http://www.fchornet.com/2.2211/a-beginners-guide-to-shopping-black-friday-1.2704947#.TsaEiGPfdWA
http://www.wafb.com/story/16074437/best-buys-worst-buys-on-black-friday-2011
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/guide/family-guide-to-thanksgiving-volunteering/
http://fatherhoodchannel.com/2010/10/29/thanksgiving-family-survival-guide-2010/
Thank you for reading and we look forward to a prosperous 2012 and beyond.
Stay safe!
Jason at LoJack SafetyNet
Posted on November 22, 2011 | 1 Comment | Category: Alzheimer's, Autism, Caregiving, Dementia, Down Syndrome, Search and Rescue, Uncategorized, Wandering | Tags: Alzheimer's, Autism, Caregiving, Dementia, Down Syndrome, giving thanks, GPS, Radio Frequency, Search and Rescue, technology, thanksgiving, Wandering, Wandering | Tags: Alzheimer's
15-Year-Old Boy with Autism Wandered to Boston’s Subway System; Rescued by MBTA Transit Police Using SafetyNet by LoJack System
Yesterday morning, a 15-year-old resident of East Boston – who has autism and is enrolled in the SafetyNet Service – wandered away from his school to one of his favorite spots – the subway system – and was rescued within approximately 20 minutes by MBTA Transit Police using the SafetyNet by LoJack System. This is the first rescue in Boston since the service was made available in January 2011.
Details of the Rescue:
When school officials noticed the boy was missing, they immediately called 911. Boston Police Department dispatch notified its ground units, as well as the MBTA Transit Police Department. Police were alerted that the boy’s last known location was North Station and arrived with their SafetyNet tracking equipment. Approximately 20 minutes after arriving at North Station, officers with the MBTA Transit Police began picking up a signal emitting from the missing boy’s SafetyNet Bracelet. The signal was coming from Downtown Crossing and was strongest underground. Officers went underground into the subway, boarded a train and were able to locate the boy, who was heading southbound. Using techniques learned in the SafetyNet training sessions, the officers were able to effectively communicate with and approach the boy and ultimately safely remove him from the train. He was rescued unharmed and later brought back to his parent.
“We are proud of our transit police officers’ quick response to this emergency situation,” said Transit Police Deputy Chief Joseph O’Connor. “With the use of SafetyNet Search and Rescue Receivers, officers were able to reunite the lost child with his family within minutes.”
This is the first rescue of a client enrolled in the SafetyNet by LoJack service in the city of Boston.
The SafetyNet service is comprised of a SafetyNet Bracelet worn by a client that emits Radio Frequency signals, which can be tracked by local public safety officials via their SafetyNet Search and Rescue Receivers.
The SafetyNet service is currently available to residents in Boston, as well as many surrounding towns and counties. In an effort to provide valuable protection to individuals at risk of wandering, LoJack SafetyNet™, Inc. is currently providing 1,500 free SafetyNet devices — along with six months of service — now through September 30, 2011 October 15, 2011 to any interested caregivers living in SafetyNet’s coverage areas. For more information on SafetyNet by LoJack and the giveaway, please contact (877) 4-FINDTHEM (877-434-6384) or visit www.safetynetbylojack.com.
Posted on September 9, 2011 | No Comments | Category: Uncategorized | Tags: Autism, Boston, LoJack, MBTA, police, SafetyNet, Wandering
Happy Thanksgiving!
Children with autism around the country contributed “hand turkeys” made at school or home for this fun video from Rethink Autism. Enjoy and have a safe holiday.
YouTube – The First Thanksgiving.
Posted on November 25, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Uncategorized |
10 Revolutionary iPad Apps to Help Autistic Children
GadgetsDNA.com
Teachers and doctors are using iPads as a tool to reach out to children with Autism or Asperger Syndrome and the results are remarkably great. Autistic children are showing tremendous improvement after playing fun-filled exercises on iPad which is less stressful and more fun for both the teachers and the students. Below is the list of 10 best iPad applications to give Autism a voice…
via 10 Revolutionary iPad Apps to Help Autistic Children – GadgetsDNA.com
Posted on August 16, 2010 | 1 Comment | Category: Uncategorized |
Mother’s Day: Autistic 12-year-old interviews his mom
Huffington Post
Here is a touching video featuring a wonderful mom and a wonderful son with Asperger’s. Do yourself a favor and watch it. And Happy (early) Mother’s Day!! (If you get to buy yourself or your mom a present, this StoryCorps book looks awesome.)
In Dave Isay’s new book, “MOM,” he collects the best pieces of mom-related stories from StoryCorps. Over six years, the organization put up booths where normal people could interview each other about anything they wanted. This one, just animated by StoryCorps, is a twelve-year-old autistic boy interviewing his mom about what it’s like to raise him.
via Mother’s Day: Autistic 12-Year-Old Interviews His Mom About What It’s Like To Raise Him (VIDEO).
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Uncategorized | Tags: Autism, children with Autism, holiday, Mother's Day
LoJack SafetyNet expert to discuss the safety of children who wander in Boston
LoJack SafetyNet
LoJack SafetyNet’s John Paul Marosy, an eldercare expert and author of several caregiving books, will speak on “New Technologies & Techniques to Assure the Safety of Children with Cognitive Impairments Who Bolt or Wander” at The Federation for Children with Special Needs conference March 13 in Boston.
Marosy, General Manager of LoJack SafetyNet, will be joined by William Knight of the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Department.
The event will take place at the World Trade Center in Boston. Get more information here.
Posted on March 10, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Uncategorized | Tags: children with Autism, Down Syndrome, LoJack SafetyNet, Wandering
Rewriting the Book for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
A dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be tough on families and caregivers. Two experts recently partnered to literally re-write the manual for families and caregivers in central Virginia and help them offer a dementia patient the best possible quality of life.
Dr. Barbara Braddock, assistant professor in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, specializes in communication and cognitive disorders. Ellen Phipps, with the Alzheimer’s Association is a therapeutic recreation specialist, which uses leisure activities to improve health. They came together to write the connections manual.
Phipps said, “One of the main points is families need to re-learn how to interact with the person with dementia.”
It starts with figuring out what that person enjoyed doing before their dementia set in.
Phipps stated, “You have to discover what is important to one particular person then you have to understand what functional level they are at.”
Dr. Braddock said, “That’s an easy way to connect with someone especially using their old memory and their procedural memory, their how-to memory, in moving through the activity.”
By using the connections booklet, care givers like Beth Czaplinski of Rosewood Village Assisted Living, can find a way to reach patients in a simple way.
Czaplinski stated, “It keeps them active and they are not sitting in front of the TV just watching their lives go by on the screen.”
If you can choose an engaging activity that taps into the patient’s personality, the results are impressive.
Dr. Braddock said, “There is some research that engaging in meaningful activity will actually decrease apathy, disinterest and even behaviors like anger and aggression.”
The two authors say the book is unique because it lets caregivers tailor a fun activity to the dementia patient, instead of a one-size-fits-all approach.
Contact the Western and Central Virginia chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association to get a copy of the connections book.
Via Rewriting the Book for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Posted on December 1, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia, Uncategorized | Tags: Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia
REPOSTING – LoJack SafetyNet Launched As Solution for Tracking – Video – Metacafe
LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) took a major step forward in executing its diversification strategy as it launched LoJack SafetyNet, which answers a critical market need for solutions that track and rescue people at risk of wandering, including those with Alzheimer’s, autism, Down syndrome and dementia.
via LoJack SafetyNet Launched As Solution for Tracking and Rescui… – Video.
Posted on April 7, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Uncategorized |
