The Week in Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.
In this episode, a service dog changes the life of a woman with a traumatic brain injury, a new treatment for Parkinson’s is showing promise, and the cookie saleswoman with Down syndrome will be selling her cookies at the Oscars! These stories and more in this week’s edition.
[00:11] A caring service dog is changing the life of a woman with a traumatic brain injury.
[00:41] A task force wants to encourage screenings for depression amongst pregnant women.
[01:08] Fans of a rival team rallied behind a high school basketball player with Down syndrome in this viral clip.
[01:40] The Copper Country Autism Awareness group in Houston held an open swim for families with a loved one with autism.
[02:03] In Kentucky, an experimental treatment for Parkinson’s is showing promise.
[02:42] Collette Devieto, the girl with Down syndrome whose cookie business took the world by storm, will be giving out cookies at the night before the Oscars!
FOR THE FULL-LENGTH STORIES AND VIDEOS:
A caring service dog is changing the life of a woman with a traumatic brain injury. http://abc7news.com/society/woman-survives-brain-injury-with-beloved-dogs-help/1721840/
A task force wants to encourage screenings for depression amongst pregnant women. http://abc7news.com/health/panel-suggests-screening-pregnant-women-for-depression/1175458/
Fans of a rival team rallied behind a high school basketball player with Down syndrome in this viral clip. http://www.wyff4.com/article/rival-team-fans-rally-behind-upstate-basketball-player-with-down-syndrome/8673045
The Copper Country Autism Awareness group in Houston held an open swim for families with a loved one with autism. http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Swimming-for-Autism-412105753.html
In Kentucky, an experimental treatment for Parkinson’s is showing promise. http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Experimental-treatment-for-Parkinsons-at-UK-showing-early-promise-412190853.html
Collette Devieto, the girl with Down syndrome whose cookie business took the world by storm, will be giving out cookies at the night before the Oscars! http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/02/01/collettes-cookies-down-syndrome-divitto-oscars-wbz/
This video is owned by Different Brains Inc, kindly donated by it’s original producer PCE Media LLC.
