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The Week in Neurodiversity

The Week in Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.

In this episode, a teen with Tourette’s creates a vlog, an author opens up about OCD, and did you hear about the dog with epilepsy that’s going to be in Transformers?

[00:10] A study shows that leakages in the blood-brain barrier could be a possible trigger for Alzheimer’s.
[00:53] A dog with epilepsy has been next Transformers movie.
[01:29] A woman overcomes her late diagnosis of Autism to become an administrator and art teacher at Autism Treatment Center in San Antonio.
[02:00] A pilot program has given hundreds of Colorado students with intellectual and developmental disabilities a chance to go to college.
[02:28] Lily bailey, author of Because We Are Bad, looks back on her experiences with OCD.
[02:59] A 19-year-old girl with Tourette’s, create her own YouTube series to shed some light on her condition.
[03:23] Channel Suggestion: Let’s Talk Tics

 

In this episode-

A study shows that leakages in the blood-brain barrier could be a possible trigger for Alzheimer’s. http://www.parentherald.com/articles/47169/20160603/health-news-and-update-blood-brain-barrier-leakages-may-lead-to-early-alzheimers-disease.htm

A dog with epilepsy has been next Transformers movie. http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2016/06/07/Michael-Bay-casts-Britains-loneliest-dog-in-new-Transformers-film/7941465304230/

A woman overcomes her late diagnosis of Autism to become an administrator and art teacher at Autism Treatment Center in San Antonio. http://www.ksat.com/health/woman-with-autism-overcomes-odds

A pilot program has given hundreds of Colorado students with intellectual and developmental disabilities a chance to go to college. http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/06/06/intellectual-disabilities-students-college-law/

Lily bailey, author of Because We Are Bad, looks back on her experiences with OCD. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/femail/video-1292389/Lily-Bailey-author-OCD-book-recounts-suffering-disorder.html

A 19-year-old girl with Tourette’s, create her own YouTube series to shed some light on her condition. http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/15/health/tourettes-vlog-katy-gough-turning-points/

Channel suggestion-

Let’s Talk Tics

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDmIMgAwrMu37hXLOYEGZhg

 

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