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Author: Reuben Friedlander

This author has written 45 articles
Dispelling 8 Eating Disorder Myths
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Dispelling 8 Eating Disorder Myths

  • December 3, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • eating disorders, Neurodiversity
We present a list of eight common myths about eating disorders that society needs to know are false.
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Woman With Multiple Sclerosis Loses 275 Pounds
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Woman with Multiple Sclerosis Loses 275 Pounds

  • November 23, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodiversity
Pegi Bricker is a 57 year old woman living with Multiple Sclerosis, and has managed to lose 275 pounds and keep them off through diet and exercise.
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5 Common Myths About Schizophrenia
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5 Common Myths About Schizophrenia

  • November 6, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental illness which is as misunderstood as it is stigmatized, so we take a look at 5 of the most common misconceptions about the condition.
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How Woodworking Is Helping People With PTSD
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How Woodworking is Helping People with PTSD

  • November 1, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, PTSD
In a recent interview with Sawnery.com, three individuals with PTSD shared their personal stories of how woodworking has been a useful asset in their recovery.
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The First Athlete With Cerebral Palsy To Sign Deal With Nike
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The First Athlete with Cerebral Palsy to Sign Deal with Nike

  • October 16, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • cerebral palsy, Neurodiversity
A runner from Oregon, Justin Gallegos, will be the first athlete with cerebral palsy to be signed by Nike.
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Taylor Swift Gets A Service Dog For Boy With Autism
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Taylor Swift Gets a Service Dog for Boy with Autism

  • October 4, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Autism, Neurodiversity

Taylor Swift is well-known for being generous and kind to her fans - and a boy with autism just met his service dog for the first time thanks to the pop icon!

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Athlete Who Suffered Concussion Turns Advocate
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Athlete Who Suffered Concussion Turns Advocate

  • September 21, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • concussion, Neurodiversity
Stephanie Cahill was told six years ago that she probably wouldn't graduate from high school, and that college wasn't an option. This bleak forecast was given to her by a neurologist immediately after Cahill was injured playing youth volleyball.
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Opera Reflects Experience Of Living With Schizophrenia
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Opera Reflects Experience of Living With Schizophrenia

  • September 18, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, schizophrenia
An opera was performed at Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, based on the memoir of former schizophrenia patient and law and psychiatry professor Elyn Saks.
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Rocking Chairs Help Students With ADHD?
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Rocking Chairs Help Students with ADHD?

  • September 13, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
At Corriher-Lip Middle School in Salisbury, NC, a seventh-grade language arts teacher is trying an unusual approach to getting her students with ADHD to focus: rocking chairs.
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Egypt Creates First Soccer Team With Cerebral Palsy
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Egypt Creates First Soccer Team with Cerebral Palsy

  • September 6, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • cerebral palsy, Neurodiversity
In Egypt, people with cerebral palsy are coming together to play soccer (football) and compete freely for the first time internationally.
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The Triathlete With Tourette’s
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The Triathlete With Tourette’s

  • August 31, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, tourette's
Kyle Hagemann has been coping with Tourette syndrome and OCD for his entire life and recently has been coping with his conditions in a rather unusual way: triathlons.
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Girl With Down Syndrome Wins International Beauty Pageant
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Girl with Down Syndrome Wins International Beauty Pageant

  • August 24, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Down Syndrome, Neurodiversity
Kate Grant, 19, a teenage model from Northern Ireland, just became the first person with Down Syndrome to win a global beauty pageant.
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A Back To School Survival Guide For Different Brains
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A Back to School Survival Guide for Different Brains

  • August 14, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • ADHD, apraxia, Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Epilepsy, Neurodiversity, ocd, schizophrenia, tourette's
Resuming classes after summer vacation is always an exciting and often stressful event for any child. Here are 6 tips for making the transitions easier for any kind of different brain.
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Raising Tourette’s: New A&E Docuseries Premiering August 15th
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Raising Tourette’s: New A&E Docuseries Premiering August 15th

  • August 10, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, tourette's
A new series focusing on five families raising children with Tourette Syndrome premieres on A&E, August 15, at 10 pm EST.
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British Family Adopts Nine Children With Down Syndrome
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British Family Adopts Nine Children with Down Syndrome

  • August 3, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Down Syndrome, Neurodiversity
The Patterson family in the UK, dedicated to helping out kids stuck in the foster care system, has adopted a total of 9 children with Down Syndrome.
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NHS Expanding PTSD Treatment Access For UK Veterans
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NHS Expanding PTSD Treatment Access for UK Veterans

  • July 26, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • mental health, Neurodiversity, PTSD
In the 2017-2018 timeline, 21,190 veterans were referred for NHS psychological therapies, which is almost 2,000 higher than the previous year.
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Woman’s Stroke Recovery Assisted By Spinning Wheel
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Woman’s Stroke Recovery Assisted by Spinning Wheel

  • July 19, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, stroke
Spinning thread on her old-fashioned wheel has been Paula Bowers' hobby for years, and now it is helping her recover from a stroke.
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Does Less Sun Mean More OCD?
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Does Less Sun Mean More OCD?

  • July 13, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), ocd
A new compilation of data assembled at Binghamton University NY suggests the prevalence of OCD, or obsessive compulsive disorder, is lower in areas that get more sunlight.
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Schizophrenia More Likely In Urban Areas
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Schizophrenia More Likely In Urban Areas

  • July 9, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, schizophrenia
A recent study conducted by JAMA Psychiatry has shown an unusually high rate of schizophrenia-prone genes in people who resided in highly urbanized locations.
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6 Tips To Have A PTSD And Autism Friendly 4th Of July
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6 Tips to have a PTSD and Autism Friendly 4th of July

  • July 3, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity, PTSD
Whether you or your family members have extreme reactions triggered by 4th of July activities or you just want to be considerate to your neighbors, there are a few steps you can take to avoid causing harm to others through your festivities.
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Mozart’s Music Found To Ease Epileptic Seizures
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Mozart’s Music Found to Ease Epileptic Seizures

  • June 19, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Epilepsy, Neurodiversity
A recent study performed by scientists in Edinburgh, Scotland has recently found Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D major to have a beneficial effect on children with epilepsy.
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Former NHL Goalie Shares His Experiences With OCD, PTSD, And Depression
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Former NHL Goalie Shares His Experiences with OCD, PTSD, and Depression

  • June 12, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • addiction, Depression, Neurodiversity, ocd, PTSD
Clint Malarchuk, a former goalie in the National Hockey League active from 1981-1996, has chosen to tell his tale of a struggle with severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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7 Ways To Prevent Photosensitive Epileptic Seizures
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7 Ways to Prevent Photosensitive Epileptic Seizures

  • June 7, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Epilepsy, Neurodiversity, seizures
We present several things to do and avoid if you are susceptible to photosensitive epileptic seizures.
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9 Myths About Autism
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9 Myths About Autism

  • May 29, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Asperger's syndrome, Autism, Neurodiversity
From news to TV to movies, ideas about and portrayals of people on the autism spectrum are often not based in reality, ranging from simple inaccuracies to outright fabrications. So, let's review and dispel some common myths.
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NFL’s Safest Helmet May Be Making The Jump To The U.S. Army
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NFL’s Safest Helmet May be Making the Jump to the U.S. Army

  • May 24, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Concussions, Neurodiversity
In response to this abundance of blunt force trauma injuries in American soldiers, the U.S. Army and VICIS Inc. have partnered together in order to create a helmet which can also prevent concussions.
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Can Improv Classes Ease Anxiety?
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Can Improv Classes Ease Anxiety?

  • May 18, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Anxiety, Neurodiversity
Casey Grambo is a woman living in Connecticut who suffers from severe social anxiety and confidence issues. She finds relief, however, as a member of the Sea Tea improv group.
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Study Finds That Memories Of Music Cannot Be Lost To Alzheimer’s
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Study Finds That Memories of Music Cannot Be Lost to Alzheimer’s

  • May 10, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodiversity
A recent study has revealed that the areas of the brain which associate music with good feelings is unaffected by Alzheimer's disease.
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Star Wars Themed Epilepsy Walk Raises $145,000
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Star Wars Themed Epilepsy Walk Raises $145,000

  • May 3, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Epilepsy, Neurodiversity
In Costa Mesa, California, around 2000 people showed up to march in support of epilepsy awareness in an event dubbed “Seizure Wars.”
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New Figures Show Prevalence Of Autism Is Increasing
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New Figures Show Prevalence of Autism is Increasing

  • April 27, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
According to a new report from the CDC, 1 out of 59 children in the US has autism -- a significant increase from their 2016 report.
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Six Flags New Jersey Hosting Autism Day
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Six Flags New Jersey Hosting Autism Day

  • April 25, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Autism, Neurodiversity
Six Flags Great Adventure, a theme park located in Jackson, NJ, will be taking special measures to host its very own Autism Day on May 3, 2018.
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Boy With Autism Builds World’s Largest Lego Model Of The Titanic
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Boy with Autism Builds World’s Largest Lego Model of the Titanic

  • April 19, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Asperger's syndrome, Autism, Neurodiversity
Brynjar Karl Bigisson, a boy from Reykjavik, Iceland has built the world's largest replica of the Titanic made entirely out of Lego bricks.
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5 Celebrities With Tourette’s Syndrome
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5 Celebrities with Tourette’s Syndrome

  • April 10, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, tourette's
We take a look at some famous people who struggled and succeeded with Tourette's syndrome, including David Beckham and Dan Aykroyd.
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Sesame Place Theme Park Receives World’s First Autism Certification
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Sesame Place Theme Park Receives World’s First Autism Certification

  • April 5, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Asperger's syndrome, Autism, Neurodiversity
Sesame Place, a children's theme park located in Philadelphia, PA and based on the TV show Sesame Street, has become the world's first theme park to be granted an accreditation for autism accommodation.
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Apple Petitions For Disability-Inclusive Emojis
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Apple Petitions for Disability-Inclusive Emojis

  • March 30, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity
Apple recently sent Unicode Consortium a proposal for 13 new emojis, including several to represent various disabilities.
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New App Predicts Manic And Depressive Episodes In Bipolar Users
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New App Predicts Manic and Depressive Episodes in Bipolar Users

  • March 27, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • bipolar, Neurodiversity
A new app has been released for the iPhone which passively monitors user input in order to alert bipolar users of manic episodes.
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Not All Epileptic Seizures Are The Same
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Not All Epileptic Seizures Are The Same

  • March 15, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Epilepsy, Neurodiversity
We take a look at the various types of epileptic seizure - from Clonic to Dacrystic.
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DYSPLA Hosting Film Festival Dedicated To Dyslexic Filmmakers
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DYSPLA Hosting Film Festival Dedicated to Dyslexic Filmmakers

  • March 8, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Dyslexia, Neurodiversity
Starting on March 14, 2018, in London, DYSPLA will be hosting a unique experience which blends and blurs the lines between traditional film festivals and the art gallery experience.
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5 Tips For Dealing With Adult ADHD
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5 Tips for Dealing With Adult ADHD

  • February 23, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity
Here are five easy tricks to help ADHD adults out there to avoid trouble in your daily activities.
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Three Olympic Athletes Pledge To Donate Their Brains For Concussion Research
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Three Olympic Athletes Pledge to Donate Their Brains for Concussion Research

  • February 15, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Concussions, Neurodiversity
These three athletes have signed a pledge to donate their brains to the Concussion Legacy Foundation after they die.
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2018 Gerber Baby Has Down Syndrome And An Adorable Smile
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2018 Gerber Baby Has Down Syndrome and an Adorable Smile

  • February 11, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
According to the president and CEO of Gerber: “Lucas’ winning smile and joyful expression won our hearts this year, and we are all thrilled to name him our 2018 Spokesbaby."
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7 Celebrities With Parkinson’s Disease
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7 Celebrities With Parkinson’s Disease

  • January 30, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, parkinson's
From actors to athletes to astronauts, we look at 7 celebrities that have publicly battled with Parkinson's disease.
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Could A Modified Alzheimer’s Drug Treat Symptoms Of Autism?
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Could a Modified Alzheimer’s Drug Treat Symptoms of Autism?

  • January 23, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Autism, Neurodiversity
A fusion of two drugs, going by the name “NitroSynapsin”, is proving quite effective in reducing autism-like symptoms in a mouse model.
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DC Comics To Highlight PTSD In Superheroes
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DC Comics to Highlight PTSD in Superheroes

  • January 16, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Neurodiversity, PTSD
At the recent “DC in DC” event, writer Tom King stated in a panel that the DC universe will now have a place where superheroes can deal with PTSD.
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7 Signs Of Alzheimer’s To Watch Out For
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7 Signs of Alzheimer’s to Watch Out For

  • January 11, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodiversity
Are you worried your problems with memory may be more serious? We take a look at 7 early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
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New Diabetes Drug Reverses Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Mice
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New Diabetes Drug Reverses Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Mice

  • January 4, 2018
  • Reuben Friedlander
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodiversity
A new study suggests that a drug intended for diabetes has proven effective at reversing memory loss in mice.
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