The Week in Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.
In this episode, a student becomes the second contest with Down syndrome to run for Miss Clemson, a girl with apraxia finds a special bond with cats at an animal shelter, and how can a mouth guard give us an inside look at the impact of a concussion? These stories and more in this week’s edition.
[00:11] A teen with apraxia of speech has found a unique bond after volunteering at a local cat shelter.
[00:52] A young boy with OCD got to have lunch with his heroes at the fire station.
[01:07] A South Carolina student becomes the second contestant with Down syndrome to compete in the Miss Clemson.
[01:30] The “baby box” program is helping mothers with post-partum depression.
[01:55] Comedian Michael McCreary brings his message of acceptance and advocacy to the 9th annual Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton conference.
[02:21] The NY Times covered the science of how a hard hit in football can immediately impact the brain during a concussion, thanks to special mouth guard sensors worn during a game.
FOR THE FULL-LENGTH STORIES AND VIDEOS:
A teen with apraxia of speech has found a unique bond after volunteering at a local cat shelter. http://www.wafb.com/story/34297529/hand-it-on-kaylee-pellette-cat-haven
A young boy with OCD got to have lunch with his heroes at the fire station. http://wbay.com/2017/01/21/young-boy-with-ocd-gets-support-from-firefighters-across-wisconsin/
A South Carolina student becomes the second contestant with Down syndrome to compete in the Miss Clemson University pageant. http://abc13.com/society/student-with-down-syndrome-competes-in-pageant/1720444/
The “baby box” program is helping mothers with post-partum depression. http://globalnews.ca/news/3199961/calls-for-a-baby-box-program-in-saskatchewan/
Comedian Michael McCreary brings his message of acceptance and advocacy to the 9th annual Children’s Autism Services of Edmonton conference. http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/stand-up-comedian-opens-edmonton-audiences-eyes-to-autism
The NY Times covered the science of how a hard hit in football can immediately impact the brain during a concussion, thanks to special mouth guard sensors worn during a game. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/09/sports/football/what-happened-within-this-players-skull-football-concussions.html?_r=2
This video is owned by Different Brains Inc, kindly donated by it’s original producer PCE Media LLC.
