Canadian Mountie Walks 60 Hours Straight For PTSD Awareness

The Week in Neurodiversity

The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by the Different Brains Inc. interns. Today’s host: Adrienne Sassano

(3 min 31 sec) In this episode: a Canadian mountie walks 60 hours straight for PTSD awareness, a mom creates a video game program to help kids with learning differences, a 7 year old with cerebral palsy becomes a football team captain for a day, and more!

[00:12] We’re kicking things off in Iowa, where money is being raised by the annual Superhero Down Syndrome Awareness Walk, Run, and Dash. Click here for the full story and video

[00:40] Let’s take a look at how a video game program created by a mom is helping those with learning differences. Click here for the full story and video

[01:16] Up in Canada, a Mountie is walking 60 hours to raise awareness for first responders with PTSD. Click here for the full story and video

[01:54] Let’s stay in Canada, where a walk is raising money to fight apraxia. Click here for the full story and video

[02:21] Finally, let’s meet a 7 year old with cerebral palsy who got to be captain of a football team for a day! Click here for the full story and video