Fewer Services for People with Down Syndrome Affected By Alzheimer's

David Arms and Lucretia Cassano
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NORTH HILLS, Calif. -- She had learned to care for herself, to work and count her money so she could buy food, set the table, tell time and use a phone to dial 911.
Now 60 years old, Denise Steinberg is forgetting the little things. She puts her blouse on backwards or her pants on inside out. Her attention span has dwindled. She is acting out toward her roommates.

Police Launch Program for Wanderers

BOSTON -- Boston police unveiled a program Saturday to help responders find those with special needs who tend to wander off.
The program, dubbed North Star Personal Alert and developed by an officer whose son is autistic, allows parents and guardians to provide police with photos of their loved ones and information that will help authorities find them if they go missing.
North Star is geared toward children with autism and adults with Alzheimer’s disease, police said, though it is not limited to those groups.