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Woman with Down Syndrome Realizes Dream of Delivering the Weather – Week in Neurodiversity (3/25/17)


The Week in Neurodiversity

The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.

In this episode, Lo Bosworth discusses her depression and anxiety diagnoses, a dance class is helping those with Parkinson’s, and a woman with Down syndrome delivers the weather report in France! These stories and more in this week’s edition!

[00:11] Author of the book series “My Sister Lucy” will be donating 100% of her book’s proceeds on Down Syndrome Awareness Day.

[01:04] MTV Star Lo Scarborough discusses her diagnosis of depression and anxiety and how she’s handled it.

[01:30] Geoffrey Mikol is a 23-year-old photographer with Down syndrome who now owns his own gallery in Illinois.

[01:50] John Donovan and Caren Zucker joined Salon to discuss autism and their new book “In a Different Key: The Story of Autism.”

[02:22] In Michigan, a dance class is helping those with Parkinson’s.

[02:51] In France, Melanie Segard is a 21-year-old with Down syndrome who lived her dream on delivering the weather report on national television.

FOR THE FULL-LENGTH STORIES AND VIDEOS:

Author of the book series “My Sister Lucy” will be donating 100% of her book’s proceeds on Down Syndrome Awareness Day. http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/utah-author-to-donate-proceeds-of-books-on-world-down-syndrome-day/672025755

MTV Star Lo Scarborough discusses her diagnosis of depression and anxiety and how she’s handled it. http://thelodown.com/lo/the-great-depression/

Geoffrey Mikol is a 23-year-old photographer with Down syndrome who now owns his own gallery in Illinois. https://www.facebook.com/DownSyndromeOnTheMighty/videos/719619064864635/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

John Donovan and Caren Zucker joined Salon to discuss autism and their new book “In a Different Key: The Story of Autism.” http://www.salon.com/2017/03/15/watch-when-youve-met-one-person-with-autism-youve-met-one-person/

Over in Michigan, a dance class is helping those with Parkinson’s. http://fox17online.com/2017/03/15/nothing-we-cant-do-facing-parkinsons-through-dance/

Over in France, Melanie Segard is a 21-year-old with Down syndrome who lived her dream on delivering the weather report on national television.  http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/03/16/514606/France-Melanie-Segard-Down-Syndrome

This video is owned by Different Brains Inc, kindly donated by it’s original producer PCE Media LLC.