Couple With Down Syndrome Celebrate 22 Years Of Marriage – Week In Neurodiversity (3/10/17)

Couple With Down Syndrome Celebrate 22 Years of Marriage – Week In Neurodiversity (3/10/17)


The Week in Neurodiversity

The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.

In this episode, a couple with Down syndrome celebrate 22 years of marriage, a former college football coach helps test a new Alzheimer’s treatment, and a couple with Asperger’s bring out the best in one another! These stories and more in the week’s edition.

[00:10] A couple with Down syndrome celebrate their 22-year-marriage anniversary.

[00:32] A study from USC has found that living closer to highly polluted areas, such as clogged highways, could lead to Alzheimer’s.

[01:10] A unique new non-medicinal treatment is helping those with depression.

[01:41] Former Colorado University football coach Bill McCartney discusses living with Alzheimer’s as he takes part in a study for a promising new treatment for the disease.

[02:18] Dr. Lewis First discusses dyslexia on Georgia’s ABC 22.

[02:38] A couple with Asperger’s discuss their relationship and how being together makes them both even more extraordinary.

FOR THE FULL-LENGTH STORIES AND VIDEOS:

A couple with Down syndrome celebrate their 22-year-marriage anniversary. http://www.today.com/health/couple-down-syndrome-celebrate-22nd-wedding-anniversary-t108584

A study from USC has found that living closer to highly polluted areas, such as clogged highways, could lead to Alzheimer’s. http://www.reuters.com/video/2017/02/18/proximity-to-clogged-highways-could-incr?videoId=371148722

A unique new non-medicinal treatment is helping those with depression. http://www.wfaa.com/news/health/new-non-medicinal-treatment-helps-with-depression/413362627

Former Colorado University football coach Bill McCartney discusses living with Alzheimer’s as he takes part in a study for a promising new treatment for the disease. http://www.9news.com/life/senior-source/a-promising-new-treatment-for-alzheimers/413966523

Dr. Lewis First discusses dyslexia on Georgia’s ABC 22. http://www.wjcl.com/article/first-with-kids-22717-dealing-with-dyslexia/8984553

A couple with Asperger’s discuss their relationship and how being together makes them both even more extraordinary. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/24/health/heart-of-the-matter-couple-aspergers-syndrome/

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