In part one of a special two part episode of Exploring Different Brains, Hackie Reitman, M.D. presents a handful of the great guests the show has had in 2017. For our first part, we are focusing on the amazing neurodiverse individuals we have been fortunate enough to speak with: Dr. Stephen Shore (author, autism advocate, board member for Autism Speaks, and professor at Adelphi University), David Grant (brain injury, the founder and publisher of TBI HOPE Magazine), Tom McGranahan Jr. (author and advocate for the awareness of epilepsy), Colin Eldred-Cohen (author of “The Fire Truck Who Got Lost,” comedy writer, movie reviewer, and a young man on the autism spectrum)

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. Temple Grandin (prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior, professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University), and Michael McManmon, Ed.D. (speaker, writer, artist, psychologist, and founder of the College Internship Program (CIP)—a post-secondary program serving students with Asperger’s Syndrome, autism, high functioning autism, ADHD, and other learning differences).

For more information about our guests:

Dr. Stephen Shore

http://www.AutismAsperger.net/

Full Interviews:

http://differentbrains.org/exploring-different-brains-episode-07-stephen-shore/

http://differentbrains.org/advocating-autism-spectrum-around-world-stephen-shore-edb-68/

http://differentbrains.org/finding-fulfilling-employment-on-the-autism-spectrum-with-dr-stephen-shore-edb-69/

David Grant

http://www.tbihopeandinspiration.com/

Full Interviews:

http://differentbrains.org/tbi-hope-persevering-after-a-traumatic-brain-injury-with-david-a-grant-edb-84/

http://differentbrains.org/tips-life-traumatic-brain-injury-david-grant-tbi-hope-edb-85/

Tom McGranahan

http://epilepsyintheopen.com/

Full Interviews:

http://differentbrains.org/living-epilepsy-tom-mcgranahan-jr-edb-81/

http://differentbrains.org/everyone-know-epilepsy-tom-mcgranahan-jr-edb-82/

Colin Eldred-Cohen

www.fishandcherries.com

Full Interview:

http://differentbrains.org/comedy-autism-spectrum-colin-eldred-cohen-edb-63/

Jessica Thom

http://touretteshero.com/

Full Interviews:

http://differentbrains.org/tourettes-syndrome-jessica-thom-touretteshero-edb-86/

http://differentbrains.org/worlds-first-tourettes-superhero-jess-thom-touretteshero-edb-87/

Dr. Temple Grandin

http://www.templegrandin.com/

Full Interview:

http://differentbrains.org/autism-employment-dr-temple-grandin-edb-94/

Michael McManmon, Ed.D.

http://collegeinternshipprogram.org/

Full Interviews:

http://differentbrains.org/college-internship-program-helping-neurodiverse-find-careers-michael-mcmanmon-ed-d-edb-98/

http://differentbrains.org/fostering-self-advocacy-people-autism-michael-mcmanmon-ed-d-edb-99/

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