Autism Amber Alert: Missing with Autism: Desiree Oldwoman (Edmonton)

AMBER Alerts are distributed via commercial radio stations, satellite radio, television stations, and cable TV by the Emergency Alert System and NOAA Weather Radio for child abductions only! Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder are NOT included in the criteria for issuing an Amber Alert. This really needs to change.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Missing with Autism: Desiree Oldwoman (Edmonton)

Global Edmonton | Autistic woman missing from Siksika First Nation

GLEICHEN – RCMP are searching for a 21-year-old autistic woman from the Siksika First Nation.
Desiree Oldwoman was last seen on Saturday night around 8:30p.m. Police believe she may have wandered away from her home.
Desiree is around 5’4” tall and weighs 165 lbs. She has short brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a brown sweater and black pants with a red stripe. She does not speak but can write her name.
Investigators are unsure of where she may have wandered off to but she may have been spotted walking along Highway #901.

Read it on Global News: Global Edmonton | Autistic woman missing from Siksika First Nation