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The Week in Neurodiversity

The Neurodiversity News Show, hosted by Mike Nickas.

In this episode, Wentworth Miller stars in a depression awareness video, researchers are finding a cure for Parkinson’s, and Ben Affleck studies autism for his role in the film The Accountant! These stories and more in this week’s episode.

[00:12] Actor Wentworth Miller who stars in a video for awareness of depression and suicide prevention.

[00:38] In San Antonio a documentary was produced to address the challenges and treatments of dyslexia.

[01:08] At Iowa State researchers are coming closer to finding a cure for Parkinson’s.

[01:35] Next up, a diet known as the “mind diet” shows a reduced risk for Alzheimer’s.

[02:13] Ben Affleck is starring in the new film The Accountant, a role in which Affleck prepared for by studying and researching autism.

FOR THE FULL-LENGTH STORIES AND VIDEOS:

Actor Wentworth Miller who stars in a video for awareness of depression and suicide prevention. http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/09/wentworth-miller-stars-depression-awareness-suicide-prevention-video/

In San Antonio a documentary was produced to address the challenges and treatments of dyslexia. http://www.ksat.com/sa-live/local-documentary-addresses-challenges-and-treatments-of-dyslexia

At Iowa State researchers are coming closer to finding a cure for Parkinson’s. http://www.kcci.com/news/isu-researchers-make-progress-in-cure-for-parkinsons-disease/41999378

Next up, a diet known as the “mind diet” shows a reduced risk for Alzheimers.

http://abc7.com/health/mind-diet-shows-promise-in-reducing-risk-of-alzheimers-disease/1534519/

Ben Affleck is starring in the new film The Accountant, a role in which Affleck prepared for by studying and researching autism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbtmW3grWG8

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