May 31, 2023

Ep. 100. All Brains Belong Part 2. What you need to know about Neurodivergent minds and fibromyalgia type illnesses. Profound impacts beyond the pain.

32 minutes

We continue to gain insights into the surprising and profound connections between autism, neurodivergent minds, and fibromyalgia-related struggles.
Dr. Hauser shares:
"I can't tell you how often someone comes in with 40 diagnoses and they feel so broken because clearly I must be broken if there are 40 things wrong with me and I say, oh no, you don't have 40 things wrong with you.
You have one thing. It's called All the Things. Oh, and by the way, let's talk about your brain. That's how those conversations tend to go.
But what gave me a sense of urgency is that shortly after I got my autism diagnosis, I learned a statistic that the average life expectancy for an autistic person is 36 to 54 years of age.
I was 37, not dying from autism, dying from premature cardiovascular disease, and suicide. Wow. To me, that's so messed up. That's so messed up that, like, the healthcare system doesn't even, I don't think people even know that even doctors who care for autistic people don't know that."

Dr. Lenz is an internist, pediatrician, lifestyle medicine physician, and clinical lipidologist interested in helping those with fibromyalgia and related problems go beyond just learning to live with it and even reverse fibromyalgia. He is also the author of the book "Conquering Your Fibromyalgia: Real Answers and Real Solutions for Real Pain. " It is also available on audiobook with Dr. Lenz as the narrator.
If you have questions or topics you would like to have discussed on a future podcast, email Dr. Lenz at [email protected]. You can also share a recording of your question. If you have a question, hundreds of others will likely have the same question. You can also go to Conquerinyourfibromyalgia.com to learn more through blogs Dr. Lenz has done on fibromyalgia.

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Tosa Health Center
1155 N. Mayfair Rd
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
1-414-777-7700

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Dr. Michael Lenz will start his new position with the Froedert Medical System in mid-June 2023. He will finish serving patients with Prohealth at the end of May.
He will practice general pediatrics and internal medicine primary care seeing patients from infants through adults. In addition, he also will see patients with fibromyalgia and related problems and patients interested in lifestyle medicine and clinical lipidology.
You can contact Froedert to schedule an appointment to see Dr. Lenz. He will work the first 18 months at the Froedert Tosa Health Center and then move to the Froedert Westbrook Clinic.

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