Exploring Different Brains

In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Danielle Paciulli, MA, DPS, a Clinical Ethics Consultant in New York. Danielle discusses the four basic principles of health care ethics, and looks at two cases that exemplify the need for ethics in hospitals.

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In part two of a special two part episode of Exploring Different Brains, Hackie Reitman, M.D. presents words of wisdom from some of the great guests the show has had in 2017. For second first part, we are focusing on the parents, researchers, specialists and advocates that are working to help create a world of acceptance for those of us with different brains: Chris Stout, PsyD. (clinical psychologist, a philanthropist, entrepreneur, author, podcast host, a founding member of the Center for Global Initiatives, and the vice president of research and data analytics for ATI), 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), Denise Resnik (Founder, President, and Board Chair of First Place AZ-a nonprofit dedicate to developing new, innovative housing options for adults with autism and other special abilities, as well as co-founder of SARRC [Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center]), Dr. Gail Saltz (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 ), Lynn Miner-Rosen, M.Ed., BCC, CDCS (Board Certified ADHD Coach and Career Coach for College Students and Young Adults), Denise Karp (parent to a son with autism, autism advocate, and founder of the yahoo autism parent’s group Denise’s List), Michael Alessandri (Executive Director of the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities [UM-NSU CARD] ), and Dan Habib (disability advocate, parent to a son with Cerebral Palsy, creator of the award-winning documentary films Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS, and many other short films on disability-related topics).

For more information about our guests: http://differentbrains.org/2017-in-review-part-2-understanding-supporting-neurodiversity-edb-110/

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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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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Bob Sornson, Ph.D.. Bob is the founder of the Early Learning Foundation, and is a former classroom teacher and school administrator. Bob discusses how he came to form the Early Learning Foundation, the work it does with schools and community agencies, and how he thinks society can give every child the chance to have a successful educational experience.

For more about Bob and the Early Learning Foundation, visit: http://earlylearningfoundation.com/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Valerie Herskowitz, who has been a speech pathologist and language specialist for 38 years and is the founder of the Chocolate Spectrum, a chocolate shop in Jupiter, Florida that is staffed by people on the Autism Spectrum. Valerie speaks to us about how the Chocolate Spectrum came about, the challenges she and other parents face in finding work for their adult children on the spectrum, and the importance to early exposure to career paths.

For more about the Chocolate Spectrum, visit: http://thechocolatespectrum.com/

Or, visit them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheChocolateSpectrum/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Chris Stout, PsyD., PhD. Dr. Stout is a clinical psychologist, a philanthropist, entrepreneur, author, podcast host, a founding member of the Center for Global Initiatives, and the vice president of research and data analytics for ATI. He discusses the importance of mental health as the foundation for the success of all cultures, humanitarian work throughout the world, and what it was like working for the United Nations.

For more on Dr. Stout, visit: http://www.drchrisstout.com/

For information about the Center for Global Initiatives, visit: http://centerforglobalinitiatives.org/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Lynn Miner-Rosen, M.Ed., BCC, CDCS. Lynn is a Board Certified ADHD Coach and Career Coach

for College Students and Young Adults. She also has personal experience with learning disabilities as a person with ADHD, and a parent. Lynn discusses how she thinks people with ADHD and other neurodiverse conditions can best transition into careers, and the things parents and society can do to best support those individuals.

For more about Lynn, visit: https://www.coachlynnmr.com/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Dr. Marlo Payne Thurman. Dr. Thurman is a Professor at the University of Northern Colorado and a private education consultant. She is also a survivor of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Dr. Thurman defined what “twice-exception” people are, highlights the challenges they face, and discusses her own recovery from a TBI.

To contact Dr. Marlo Payne Thurman, email her at: [email protected]

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman continues his conversation with parent, filmmaker, and disability advocate Dan Habib. Dan is the creator of the award-winning documentary films Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS, and many other short films on disability-related topics. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability. His newest film is Intelligent Lives. In 2014, Habib was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities—a committee that promotes policies and initiatives that support independence and lifelong inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Dan discusses his recent projects, the inspiring stories he has captured, and how his sons have joined him in using film to express their ideas.

For more on Dan’s films, visit: danhabibfilms.org

For more on his latest film Intelligent Lives, visit: intelligentlives.org or look for them on Facebook: facebook.com/intelligentlives

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with parent, filmmaker, and disability advocate Dan Habib. Dan is the creator of the award-winning documentary films Including Samuel, Who Cares About Kelsey?, Mr. Connolly Has ALS, and many other short films on disability-related topics. Habib is a filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability. His newest film is Intelligent Lives. In 2014, Habib was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities—a committee that promotes policies and initiatives that support independence and lifelong inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. Dan discusses raising his son Samuel, who has cerebral palsy, the strides society has made to recognize neurodiversity, and the importance of creating an inclusive atmosphere for children with disabilities.

For more on Dan’s films, visit: http://danhabibfilms.org/

For more on his latest film Intelligent Lives, visit: http://intelligentlives.org/

https://www.facebook.com/intelligentlives/

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