What is Different Brains? Advocating for Neurodiversity From Autism to Alzheimer | EDB 100

In this special 100th episode of Exploring Different Brains, Hackie Reitman, M.D. explains what Different Brains stands for through the words of some of our amazing past guests. Featured in this episode are: Bankole A. Johnson, DSc, MD, MBChB, MPhil, FRCPsych, DFAPA, Dip-ABAM, Dip-ABDA, FACFEI (heads the Brain Science Research Consortium Unit (BSRCU) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and is one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of addiction, and was featured on HBO’s addiction), Dr. Gail Salts (Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell Medical College, a psychoanalyst with the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, a columnist, bestselling author, podcast host and television commentator and one of the nation’s foremost go-to experts on a variety of psychological and mental health issues ), Dr. Stephen Shore (author, autism advocate, board member for Autism Speaks, and professor at Adelphi University), Jessica Thom (British advocate diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at the age of 20, and is the co-founder of Touretteshero, as well as an artist, play worker, fundraiser),Dr. Matthew Scheps (an astrophysicist and visiting scientist at M.I.T., and founder of the Laboratory for Visual Learning), Tom McGranihan (author and advocate for the awareness of epilepsy), David Grant (brain injury, the founder and publisher of TBI HOPE Magazine), Shawn Smith (neurodiversity advocate and consultant, and founder of Don’t Dis-my-Ability), Stacy Hoaglund (editor of The Autism Notebook Magazine, a Family Support Specialist for Family Network on Disabilities, the CEO of Disability Training and Support Specialists, project coordinator for Partners in Policy-making, author of “Go for the Goal: A Parent’s Guide to Creating Meaningful IEP Goals,” a tireless advocate for the neurodiverse, and the mother of a son with autism), Dr. Temple Grandin (prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior, professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University), Michael Alessandri (Executive Director of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities [UM-NSU CARD] ), Dr. JR Harding (an author, disability advocate, and instructional specialist at Florida State University), Dr. Steve Ronik (CEO of Henderson Behavioral Health, the largest provider of health care support in South Florida, serving 30,000 people), Dr. Steve Perlman (Clinical professor of Pediatric Dentistry at The Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Co-founder and previous president of The American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry [AADMD], and was an integral part of bringing health care services to the Special Olympics), Denise Karp (autism advocate and founder of the yahoo autism parent’s group Denise’s List), and Sarah Weir (President of the National Down Syndrome Society [NDSS], the leading human rights organization for all individuals with Down syndrome).

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