High School Student Creates Early Detection Tool for Parkinson’s

The Week in Neurodiversity

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

(3min 38sec) In this episode: an 11 yr-old boy with autism finds an interest in photographing miniature cars, a high school student out of Virginia creates a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s, and more!

[00:12] To kick things off, check out how this 11 yr-old boy with autism found his niche with photographing miniature cars! Click here for the full story and video

[00:45] A student out of Oklahoma with Down syndrome will be featured in the “Be Beautiful, Be Yourself” beauty pageant. Click here for the full story and video

[01:17] Next, members of a community in North Carolina are looking to fight ALS. Click here for the full story and video

[01:46] In Kentucky, a school created for students with Down syndrome has sent its first group off to middle school. Click here for the full story and video

[02:25] And finally, a high school student out of Virginia has created a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s. Click here for the full story and video