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“It’s Not Just a Phase”: Helping Identify OCD in Your Children

Self-advocate Emily Carter explores how OCD can appear in children, and why parental understanding...
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Neurodiversity Is Not a Pathology

Self-advocate Sean Ivins shares his perspective on neurodiversity acceptance, and why it shouldn't be...
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The Gray Truth: Helping Truth-Tellers Navigate ‘White Lies’

Wendy Lyman discusses the challenges her truth-telling neurodivergent son has coming to terms with...
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Why I Consider Myself ‘Differently-abled’ — Not Disabled

Autism, OCD, and ADHD self-advocate Jordan O’Kelley shares why he sees neurodiversity as a...
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OCD Has Made History, And So Can You!

Emily Carter highlights the role people with OCD have played throughout history, and offers...
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The Coronavirus Pandemic: Ali’s Journey With ADHD & OCD

Ali, 21, shares his story about dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and how having...
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Supporting Neurodivergent College Students, with Drs. George & Oksana Hagerty of Beacon College | EDB

(32 mins) Beacon College’s Drs. George and Oksana Hagerty discuss how they support neurodivergent...

The College Living Experience, with Stephanie Martin | EDB 155

(VIDEO - 22 minutes) In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Stephanie Martin,...

How Traveling Has Helped my OCD

Autism self-advocate Eric Zimmerman discusses the challenges posed by his co-occurring OCD, and how...

The Evolutionary Advantages of Mental Illness

Comedian and mental illness self-advocate Frank King discusses how he feels the abilities that...

New British TV Show Features Main Character with OCD

Channel 4, a British public-service television station, recently started broadcasting a show about an...

Brain Training May Help Battle OCD Symptoms

A recent study gave evidence that even just one week of brain training could...
Living with OCD and Autism

Living with OCD and Autism

Eric Zimmerman discusses his how he has taken control of his dual diagnoses of...

How Video Games Can Aid in Finding the Roots of OCD

Investigators assembled forty-nine individual volunteers—24 with OCD and 25 matched controls—to play videogames in...
The War Within: Battling OCD on the Autism Spectrum

The War Within: Battling OCD on the Autism Spectrum

Aaron Bouma discusses how having both autism and OCD has affected his life, both...
“Stranger Things” Star Discusses Her OCD Diagnosis

“Stranger Things” Star Discusses Her OCD Diagnosis

Emmy nominated actress Shannon Purser has recently spoken out about body image, mental health,...
Educator's Guide to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children

An Educator’s Guide to OCD in Children

Leah Davies, M.Ed. gives tips and tools for educators working with children that have...

Reaching “Critical Mass”: Supporting Autistic Individuals to Achieve Their Goals

Aaron Bouma, a Canadian advocate with autism, explains how having a core group of...
Is Reversal Learning Impairment a Characteristic of OCD

Is “Fear Reversal Learning” Impaired in People with OCD?

Researchers tested OCD patients in an effort to examine how successful patients were at...

Canadian Performer with OCD Uses One-Man Show to Raise Awareness

Brendan McLeod, a thirty year old Canadian with OCD, is touring Canada...
Matthew Ryan’s Week in Neurodiversity (4/9/16)

Week in Neurodiversity (4/9/16)

The Week in Neurodiversity highlights recent news stories that speak to the differences in...
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Autism Acceptance Day Edition of the Week in Neurodiversity (4/2/16)

The Autism Acceptance Day edition of the Week in Neurodiversity highlights recent news stories...