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Cover image - What 40 Years Of Mental Illness Has Taught Me

What 40 Years Of Mental Illness Has Taught Me

Australian businessman David Westgate shares lessons he has learned through living with bipolar syndrome....
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Cover image - 2023 In Review: The Self-Advocates, with JR Harding, Brooke Schnittman & more | EDB 313

2023 In Review: The Self-Advocates | EDB 313

VIDEO - In the first part of our review of 2023, we hear from...
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Cover image - Navigating Mental Health Challenges, with Gabriela Guardarrama | EDB 310

Navigating Mental Health Challenges, with Gabriela Guardarrama | EDB 310

VIDEO - Mental Health counselor Gabriela Guardarrama shares her personal experiences dealing with bipolar...
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Cover image - Finding the Super Powers Within with Dr. April Lisbon | Episode 3: Richard D Williams

Finding the Super Powers Within with Dr. April Lisbon | Episode 3: Richard D Williams

(13 minutes) Dr. April Lisbon believes the differences in our brains can really be...
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National Alliance on Mental Illness: Ending the Stigma, with Sandra Cumper, M.S. | EDB 171

(VIDEO - 15 minutes) Hackie Reitman, M.D. discusses ending mental health stigma with Sandra...
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Genetic Markers May Help Scientists Treat Schizophrenia & Bipolar

Scientists at the Van Andel Research Institute have located a region of vital genetic...
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The Evolutionary Advantages of Mental Illness

Comedian and mental illness self-advocate Frank King discusses how he feels the abilities that...
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Probiotics May Help Treat Bipolar Disorder

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Anaheim Ducks Honor Fan With Parkinson’s

(3 min 28 sec) In this episode: a Dyslexia Task Force is helping students...
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Study Finds 70% of Bipolar Patients Initially Misdiagnosed

According to research, bipolar disorder is misdiagnosed in 70% of patients,...
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New App Predicts Manic and Depressive Episodes in Bipolar Users

New App Predicts Manic and Depressive Episodes in Bipolar Users

A new app has been released for the iPhone which passively monitors user input...
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Broken Chains, Ended Pains: The Importance of Neuroplasticity and An Open Mind

Broken Chains, Ended Pains: The Importance of Neuroplasticity and An Open Mind

Deborahmichelle Sanders, J.D. recounts how neuroplasticity allowed her brain to recover from a health...
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Fashionista Uses Social Media to Open Up About Mental Illness

Fashionista Uses Social Media to Open Up About Bipolar

Fashion blogger and founder of Ban.do Jen Gotch, made an honest announcement to her...
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Can Instagram Cause Anxiety and Depression? – Week in Neurodiversity (11/11/17)

Can Instagram Cause Anxiety and Depression? – Week in Neurodiversity (11/11/17)

(3 mins 43 sec) In this episode, a man with Down Syndrome gives a...
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Kids Start Lemonade Stand to Raise Autism Awareness – Week in Neurodiversity (7/29/17)

Kids Start Lemonade Stand to Raise Autism Awareness – Week in Neurodiversity (7/29/17)

(3 mins 45 sec) In this episode, children put together a lemonade stand for...
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Young Man with Schizophrenia Educates Police

Twenty-three-year-old Connor Jackson is using his experiences with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and ADHD to...
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Researchers Develop Online Support for Bipolar Disorder

British researchers have developed a “cheap” and “accessible” online relapse prevention tool to help...
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Study Suggests Genetic Link Among Autism, ADHD, Bipolar, and Other Neurodiverse Conditions

According to a recent study, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, schizophrenia and autism all have...
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Defining Neurodiversity for 2017: It’s Different Brains

In our final blog of 2016, Different Brains founder Hackie Reitman, M.D. discusses the...
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Week in Neurodiversity – Woman with Down Syndrome Starts Cookie Business (12/10/16)

In this episode, CalTeach researchers find a link between Parkinson’s and gut bacteria, Demi...
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Week in Neurodiversity – FSU Football Star Makes the Day of Young Boy With Autism (9/10/16)

In this episode, an amusement park creates a calming room for kids with autism,...
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Kids’ Blood Results Could Predict Bipolar Disorder

A potential link between bipolar disorder and specific blood markers has been...
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Week in Neurodiversity – Autism Awareness Goes Country! (8/20/16)

In this episode, musicians write a song for autism awareness, a young man with...
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Matthew Ryan’s Week in Neurodiversity (3/26/16)

Week in Neurodiversity (3/26/16)

The Week in Neurodiversity highlights recent news stories that speak to the differences in...
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Matthew Ryan’s Week in Neurodiversity (3/5/16)

Week in Neurodiversity (3/5/16)

On the Week in Neurodiversity, the host highlights newsworthy events in the news involving...
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