
Week in Neurodiversity – Boy with Tourette’s Sings with Carrie Underwood (11/05/16)
The Week in Neurodiversity
The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.
In this episode, a woman becomes Argentina’s first teacher with Down syndrome, Louisiana Tech starts a boxing program with Parkinson’s, and a young boy with Tourette’s sings on stage with Carrie Underwood! All these stories and more in this week’s episode.
[00:12] An Argentinian woman has become the first nursery teacher with Down syndrome ever in the country. [00:36] Actress Deepika Padukone gave an emotional speech about growing up with depression at an event in Dahli. [01:01] Louisianna Tech is offering a program called Rock Steady Boxing to help those with Parkinson’s fight the disease. [01:37] A seven-year-old girl with Down syndrome made a video with her mother explaining the condition. [02:14] Researchers have found a new treatment that may prevent and reverse the signs of Alzheimer’s. [02:44] A boy with Tourette’s got to sing on stage with Carrie Underwood.
FOR THE FULL-LENGTH STORIES AND VIDEOS:
An Argentinian woman has become the first nursery teacher with Down syndrome ever in the country. http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/19445-woman-with-down-syndrome-achieves-childhood-dream-of-teaching-preschool-i-adore-this
Actress Deepika Padukone gave an emotional speech about growing up with depression at an event in Dahli. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/deepika-padukone-in-tears-as-she-talks-depression-if-it-wasnt-for-my-mother-i-wouldnt-be-here-3075243/
Louisianna Tech is offering a program called Rock Steady Boxing to help those with Parkinson’s fight the disease.
A seven-year-old girl with Down syndrome made a video with her mother explaining the condition. http://people.com/human-interest/7-year-old-girl-explains-down-syndrome-its-not-scary-its-so-exciting/
Researchers have found a new treatment that may prevent and reverse the signs of Alzheimer’s. http://www.aol.com/article/lifestyle/2016/10/26/new-treatment-may-reverse-alzheimers-disease/21592496/
A boy with Tourette’s got to sing on stage with Carrie Underwood. http://wjla.com/news/entertainment/video-boy-with-tourettes-sings-on-stage-with-carrie-underwood
A pediatric psychologist joins ABC News 13 to discuss the importance of screening your child for autism at an early age. http://www.13newsnow.com/news/health/assessing-autism-in-children/339209482
A therapy duck named Daniel is taking the world by storm, after being seen accompanying a woman with PTSD on her flight. http://wlos.com/news/local/better-than-web-md-therapy-duck-is-owners-lifeline-after-terrible-accident
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