Lady Gaga Opens Up About PTSD – Week in Neurodiversity (12/17/16)
The Week in Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.
In this episode, a wrist device helps a designer with Parkinson’s, a boy with Down syndrome performs in the Nutcracker, and have you read Lady Gaga’s letter about PTSD? These stories and more in this week’s episode!
[00:11] A new sports book “Drop the Puck: Let’s Play Hockey” is highlighting athletes with Down syndrome. [00:45] A new wearable device has helped to steady the hand of a designer with Parkinson’s. [01:17] Neuroscientists have uncovered a flickering light treatment for those with Alzheimer’s. [01:56] Actor Ameer Baraka mentoring a fifth grade boy with dyslexia, hoping to inspire and offer words of wisdom to the student. [02:46] Jack Barlow is the first boy with Down syndrome to perform in the Cincinnati Ballet’s Nutcracker. [03:14] Lady Gaga wrote an open letter to her fans about her daily struggles with PTSD.
FOR THE FULL-LENGTH STORIES AND VIDEOS:
A new sports book “Drop the Puck: Let’s Play Hockey” is highlighting athletes with Down syndrome. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/category/news/3589788-sports-book-highlights-athletes-with-down-syndrome/
A new wearable device has helped to steady the hand of a designer with Parkinson’s. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-research-parkinsons-disease-emma/
Neuroscientists have uncovered a flickering light treatment for those with Alzheimer’s. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-led-lights-alzheimers-plaques-20161206-story.html
Actor Ameer Baraka mentoring a fifth grade boy with dyslexia, hoping to inspire and offer words of wisdom to the student. http://www.newschannel5.com/news/education/school-patrol/school-patrol-help-for-dyslexia
Jack Barlow is the first boy with Down syndrome to perform in the Cincinnati Ballet’s Nutcracker. http://www.wlwt.com/article/boy-with-down-syndrome-takes-stage-in-this-years-nutcracker/8468240
Lady Gaga wrote an open letter to her fans about her daily struggles with PTSD. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lady-gaga-ptsd-open-letter_us_584869d4e4b0641041455f05
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