Why Autistic people have "all the things": Mel & Si educate Aucademy
Channel: Aucademy
Date: 2022-10-06

Recorded and originally aired: 5th, October 2022 19:05 London GMT; 11:05 PST:
*Why Autistic people have "all the things": Mel & Si educate Aucademy*

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CONTENT WARNINGS: Early deaths; suicidality, depression, non-specific mention of being immunocompromised; menstruation; pain; eating issues/disorders; Mention of covid

In this session, Dr. Mel Houser and Aucademy's Si discuss what it is like to have "All the things" in regard to their health

Guest speaker details: 

Dr. Mel Houser (she/they) is an autistic family physician with a clinical focus on providing primary care for neurodivergent patients across the lifespan. She is the Founder and Executive Director of All Brains Belong VT, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Montpelier, Vermont that uses universal design principles to provide healthcare, social connection opportunities, and neurodiversity-related education for kids and adults. At age 37, Dr. Houser was diagnosed as autistic, ADHD, dyspraxic, dyslexic, and dyscalculic. She is also the parent of an autistic 5 year old, who is her guru of so many keys to the universe. 
https://twitter.com/all_brains https://www.instagram.com/allbrainsbelongvt/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/www.allbrainsbelong.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/all-brains-belong-vt/ 
All Brains Belong VT – https://allbrainsbelong.org

Northern Autie/Si Hodgson (he/they) - Autistic educator, self-advocate, Aucademy Lead Facilitator, & mayo enthusiast 

**Please note we are not clinicians or diagnosticians** 

Dr Chloe Farahar (she/they) - Autistic academic (prejudice-reduction; Autistic wellbeing; neurodiversity), educator, & self-advocate

Following Mel Houser's great session 05.10.2022 on why Autistic people are likely to have "all the things" medical-wise, we have included Mel's resources and checklist on our new resource page under "H" for "Healthcare":

Aucademy-All-the-Things-Mel-Houser-10.5.2227392 Download [on our resources page]

Autistic people have "All the Things“: Task Force recording https://youtu.be/LB1k6PsSx4c

Shifting the Autism Narrative: The Impact of Stigma on Health webinar recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl62DsaggVg&list=PLUrwWlaeIufGlB3RCfQhp3Zo_hysf5jMu&index=2&t=20s

All the things: Dr Mel Houser & Si educate Aucademy https://youtu.be/VVJxpaJAt94

All above from https://aucademy.co.uk/books/