Week in Neurodiversity – Runner With Autism Wins the Gold (10-1-16)
The Week in Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.
In this episode, virtual reality helps those with social difficulties, a cheerleader asks a boy with Down syndrome to homecoming, and did you hear about the first man with autism to win a gold medal at the Paralympics? All this and more in this week’s episode!
[00:12] The virtual reality program that’s helping teens with Asperger’s, social anxiety, and other conditions. [00:52] A student out of a magnet high school in Louisiana uses “the power of Asperger’s” to become an award-winning screenwriter. [01:26] The tango is helping patients with Parkinson’s. [02:02] A cheerleader asked a young man with Down syndrome to their homecoming dance. [02:27] A house in Houston, Texas has been dedicated to a veteran with PTSD. [02:55] Mikey Branningan has become the first runner with autism to win the 1500 Meter Gold Metal in the Paralympics.
FOR THE FULL-LENGTH STORIES AND VIDEOS:
The virtual reality program that’s helping teens with Asperger’s, social anxiety, and other conditions. http://www.today.com/video/can-virtual-reality-help-teens-deal-with-social-anxiety-adhd-and-more-769286211965?cid=eml_onsite
A student out of a magnet high school in Louisiana uses “the power of Asperger’s” to become an award-winning screenwriter. http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2016/08/29/caddo-parish-magnet-graduate-harnesses-power-aspergers-nto-become-award-winning-film-writer/89107410/
The tango is helping patients with Parkinson’s. http://www.fox13news.com/health/206566751-story
A cheerleader asked a young man with Down syndrome to their homecoming dance. http://nbc4i.com/2016/09/17/cheerleader-asks-boy-with-down-syndrome-to-homecoming/
A house in Houston, Texas has been dedicated to a veteran with PTSD. http://abc13.com/news/house-dedicated-to-marine-who-suffered-from-ptsd/1518179/
Mikey Branningan has become the first runner with autism to win the 1500 Meter Gold Metal in the Paralympics. http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/mikey-brannigan-becomes-first-american-runner-with-autism-to-win-paralympic-1500-meter-gold-764343363631
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