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Navigating Adult Life And Autism With A SMILE
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Navigating Adult Life and Autism with a SMILE

  • December 3, 2015
  • Denise Resnik
  • Autism, Neurodiversity
When our son Matt graduated from high school in 2013, his daily routines and patterns, developed for years within the same safe, supportive environment, came to an end. We asked ourselves, how can we fill 168 hours each week with meaningful, purposeful activities and not allow Matt to slide backwards.
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College Football Player With Asperger’s Did The ‘impossible’
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College football player with Asperger’s did the ‘impossible’

  • December 2, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
Justin Hansen is a fifth-year defensive lineman for the Colorado State University Rams football team. He has 36 career tackles and hopes to play in the NFL. Doesn’t have to be the active roster, he’ll take the practice squad. Just to prove he can.
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Findings May Prevent Early Loss Of Synapses In Alzheimer’s
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Findings may prevent early loss of synapses in Alzheimer’s

  • November 30, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodiversity

By Peter Bochner One of the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease is the loss of…

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Autism Coaching In The Neurodiverse School System
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Autism Coaching in the Neurodiverse School System

  • November 29, 2015
  • Alicia Palelis
  • ASD, Autism, Neurodiversity
I am a wife, daughter, mom to a son and daughter, a breast cancer survivor, a friend to many and an autism coach.
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One Blogger’s Vote For Note-taking By Laptop Vs. Longhand
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One blogger’s vote for note-taking by laptop vs. longhand

  • November 24, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Neurodiversity

By Peter Bochner I recently listened to a webinar titled Engaging the Rewired Brain, in…

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Global Brain Health Institute Will Focus On The Worldwide Dementia Epidemic
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Global Brain Health Institute will focus on the worldwide dementia epidemic

  • November 20, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodiversity

  By Peter Bochner Global Brain Health Institute will focus on the worldwide dementia epidemic…

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Contrary To Popular Belief, Students’ Attention Spans Are Not Getting Shorter
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Contrary to Popular Belief, Students’ Attention Spans Are Not Getting Shorter

  • November 19, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Neurodiversity

  By Peter Bochner Most people believe that technology is making the attention span of…

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Boston University Researching Protein To Help Alzheimer’s
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Boston University researching protein to help Alzheimer’s

  • November 18, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Neurodiversity

By Peter Bochner Researchers at the Brain Plasticity & Neuroimaging Lab at Boston University’s College…

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New York City To Unveil Plan For Combating Mental Health Disorders
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New York City to unveil plan for combating mental health disorders

  • November 17, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Neurodiversity

Plans for a mental health initiative aimed at preventing and treating psychological disorders among New…

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Rutgers Announces Initiative To Launch Center To Support Adults With Autism
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Rutgers announces initiative to launch center to support adults with autism

  • November 6, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Autism, Neurodiversity

Rutgers University is launching an initiative to establish a center that will give adults with…

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ADHD – What Else Could It Be?
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ADHD – What else could it be?

  • November 4, 2015
  • Brian Udell, M.D.
  • ADHD, Neurodiversity

By Brian Udell In medical parlance, the title = “The Differential Diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder”.…

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For One Veteran With PTSD, Performing Stand-up Is The Pressure Valve
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For one veteran with PTSD, performing stand-up is the pressure valve

  • November 4, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Neurodiversity, PTSD

Adapted by Peter Bochner When Jeremy Cessna returned home after serving as a U.S. Army…

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“Sesame Street” Joins Growing List Of Shows With Autistic Characters
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“Sesame Street” Joins Growing List of Shows with Autistic Characters

  • October 22, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Autism, Neurodiversity

By Peter Bochner Sesame Street has become the latest television show to introduce a character…

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Giving Autistic Kids Superpowers Via Google Glass
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Giving Autistic Kids Superpowers via Google Glass

  • October 20, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Autism, Neurodiversity

By Peter Bochner Researchers at the Stanford University are using Google Glass to help autistic…

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Mental Boot Camp May Be Treatment For Concussions
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Mental Boot Camp May Be Treatment for Concussions

  • October 16, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Concussions, Neurodiversity

By Peter Bochner A clinic in Provo, Utah, is claiming to have remarkable success in…

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Apple ResearchKit Software Enables New Studies Of Autism And Epilepsy
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Apple ResearchKit Software Enables New Studies of Autism and Epilepsy

  • October 15, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Autism, Epilepsy, Neurodiversity

By Peter Bochner Apple ResearchKit, an open source software framework that makes it easy for…

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Anorexics Show Different Brain Activity
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Anorexics Show Different Brain Activity

  • October 15, 2015
  • Peter Bochner
  • Anorexia, Neurodiversity

By Peter Bochner When choosing foods to eat, anorexia nervosa patients who took part in…

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Mayor Tim Ryan On Neurodiversity
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Mayor Tim Ryan on Neurodiversity

  • August 25, 2015
  • DBAdmin
  • Neurodiversity
Mayor Tim Ryan defines neurodiversity and contextualizes it with contemporary politics. Video included.
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Limiting Choices For Someone With Asperger’s Syndrome
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Limiting Choices for Someone With Asperger’s Syndrome

  • August 25, 2015
  • DBAdmin
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
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The Importance For Rules And Rewards For Someone On The Spectrum
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The Importance for Rules and Rewards for Someone on the Spectrum

  • August 25, 2015
  • DBAdmin
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
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Creating A Safe Place For Someone On The Spectrum
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Creating a Safe Place for Someone on the Spectrum

  • August 25, 2015
  • DBAdmin
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Autism, Neurodiversity
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The Neurodiverse Excel At Creative Thinking According To New Study
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The neurodiverse excel at creative thinking according to new study

  • August 25, 2015
  • DBAdmin
  • Neurodiversity

A new study showing that people with autism display higher levels of creativity has been…

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For Its Own Good, American Business Must Embrace Neurodiversity
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For Its Own Good, American Business Must Embrace Neurodiversity

  • July 6, 2015
  • Harold Reitman, M.D.
  • Neurodiversity

All businesses can take a hint from Apple and Google: if you want your business…

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Sad Because You Don’t Fit In? Don’t “Bee”
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Sad Because You Don’t Fit In? Don’t “Bee”

  • May 11, 2015
  • Harold Reitman, M.D.
  • Neurodiversity

    The Bee Girl It’s known as the Bee Girl music video, and if…

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Asperger’s Syndrome Student’s Socialization Skills Soar, Leading To Award Nomination
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Asperger’s syndrome student’s socialization skills soar, leading to award nomination

  • April 14, 2015
  • Harold Reitman, M.D.
  • Asperger's Syndrome (ASD), Neurodiversity

Whether you want to call it a stereotype or a defining trait, if there’s one…

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Autism Awareness Month: Jacqueline Laurita posts on loving her autistic son

  • April 1, 2015
  • Harold Reitman, M.D.
  • Autism, Neurodiversity

As you may know, one of the major points of my book Aspertools is that…

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Kudos to Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars”

  • March 18, 2015
  • Harold Reitman, M.D.
  • Autism, Neurodiversity

It’s not just that they have raised over $18 million for the autism spectrum disorder…

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