Week In Neurodiversity – Skydiving for Parkinson’s Disease (7-2-16)
The Week in Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.
In this episode, a man sings to his mother to help with her Alzheimer’s, a girl with Tourette’s graduates high school with her service dog, and how many times did a man skydive in 12 hours to raise money for Parkinson’s research?
[00:11] A son sings to mother with Alzheimer’s to help her with her cognition [00:43] A group of students help a fellow classmate with Down syndrome win a race. [01:01] A teen with Tourette’s graduates high school with the help her service dog. [01:30] Actor and comedian Stephen Fry opens up about having bipolar disorder in a new BBC documentary. [02:00] The Madigan Army Medical Center planned a new autism center for military kids. [02:27] A 45-year-old professional skydiver makes 100 jumps for Parkinson’s research [03:13] Featured channel “What is PTSD?” by clicking on the link at the end of this video!
FULL STORIES AND VIDEOS:
A son sings to mother with Alzheimer’s to help her with her cognition http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2897858/Son-mother-suffers-severe-Alzheimer-s-sings-help-remember-him.html
A group of students help a fellow classmate with Down syndrome win a race. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/quick-thinking-schoolboys-help-classmate-8230436
A teen with Tourette’s graduates high school with the help her service dog. http://cnycentral.com/news/local/teen-with-tourettes-graduates-high-school-with-service-dog-by-her-side
Actor and comedian Stephen Fry opens up about having bipolar disorder in a new BBC documentary. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3448045/Stephen-Fry-reveals-relentless-battle-incurable-bipolar-disorder.html
The Madigan Army Medical Center planned a new autism center for military kids. http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/education/article71685682.html
A 45-year-old professional skydiver makes 100 jumps for Parkinson’s research. http://abcnews.go.com/US/skydiver-completes-101-jumps-12-hours-parkinsons-research/story?id=39904606
Recommended channel:
What is PTSD? https://www.youtube.com/user/whatisptsd
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