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Week in Neurodiversity – Autism Awareness Goes Country! (8/20/16)


The Week in Neurodiversity

The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.

In this episode, musicians write a song for autism awareness, a young man with Down syndrome becomes a cop for a day, and did you hear about the man with Parkinson’s who won a Martial Arts title? All these stories and more!

[00:12] Group of musicians in Michigan writes country song for autism awareness.

[00:39] Man with Down syndrome lives dream of being a police officer for a day

[01:09] Young individuals with autism in San Antonio are taught how to interact with law enforcement

[01:36] Girl shares her story of growing up with pediatric bipolar disorder

[02:03] Doctors use Amyloid Imaging to help detect Alzheimer’s

[02:38] 78-year-old man with Parkinson’s wins a Martial Arts title

FOR THE FULL STORIES:

Group of musicians in Michigan writes country song for autism awareness. http://fox17online.com/2016/08/10/michigan-musicians-create-country-song-to-raise-awareness-for-autism/

Man with Down syndrome lives dream of being a police officer for a day http://www.lex18.com/story/32491327/young-man-with-down-syndrome-is-officer-for-a-day

Young individuals with autism in San Antonio are taught how to interact with law enforcement. http://www.kens5.com/news/local/autistic-teens-learn-skills-to-interact-with-police/289724162

Girl shares her story of growing up with pediatric bipolar disorder. http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/31/12035.html

Doctors use Amyloid Imaging to help detect Alzheimer’s. http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/smart-woman/new-technology-may-help-doctors-detect-alzheimers-earlier

78-year-old man with Parkinson’s wins a Martial Arts title. http://www.wtsp.com/entertainment/places/bobby-lewis-on-the-road/man-wins-martial-arts-title-after-parkinsons-diagnosis/286239953

This video is owned by Different Brains Inc, kindly donated by it’s original producer PCE Media LLC.

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