At a time when employee burnout is at an all-time high, we have an epidemic of “quiet quitting,” and employers are struggling to fill open positions, the “defaults” of employment are clearly not working for all brains. Here’s what All…
Author: Melissa Houser
Family Lunch & Learn Series
Join us for free virtual educational and community-building programs to learn and connect with like-minded families. Open to everyone, located anywhere! Archived recordings are also available at no cost. Wed January 18, 2023 12-1PM EST – Video Games & Angst
Vermont Edition: Neurodivergent Vermonters Share What Inclusion Looks Like
Vermont Public: Host Connor Cyrus on Vermont Edition discusses with panelists what it means to think differently than the “typical” mind. He also interviews advocates, including Mel Houser MD, Executive Director of All Brains Belong VT, who say every brain…
Virtual New Years Eve Celebration
Join ABB on Sat 12/31/22 5-7:30PM ET for a FREE virtual New Years Eve Celebration of community! The neurodivergent community is at increased risk of complications from COVID, including Long COVID, and we want to offer a COVID-safe alternative to…
Community Health Education Fair
Recording from All Brains Belong’s Community Health Education Fair (8/27/2022): Topics include COVID safety in schools, youth mental health, Long COVID, and community inclusion. Recording courtesy of Orca Media.
Implementing Dr. Ross Greene’s Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS) Model at Home (Sara Wilkins)
Previously recorded from 6/30/22 All Brains Belong Youth & Family Lunch & Learn Series, presentation by Sara Wilkins, ABB’s Community Programs Coordinator and Lives in the Balance’s lead advocator for the state of Vermont Are you trying to create an…
Neuroinclusive Healthcare (Mel Houser MD)
Recording from 9/14/2022 episode of Brain Club, featuring a one-way livestream of Mel Houser MD’s presentation for the Central Vermont Medical Center medical staff. Many thanks to CVMC for allowing the community to view the presentation, as well as to…
Breaking Out of the Medical Model – ABB on Two Sides of the Spectrum
Dr. Mel Houser was interviewed on Learn Play Thrive‘s Two Sides of the Spectrum Podcast. Show Notes (10/19/2022): The medical model is pervasive, and it asks us to silo the health needs of our Autistic clients. In this episode, Autistic…
WCAX: All Brains Belong Takes On Community Health Challenge
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – How much damage did the pandemic do to Vermonters’ mental and emotional health? Melissa Houser of the non-profit All Brains Belong said, “Despite there not being a default brain, a lot of the things in society…
All Brains Belong Featured on “Uniquely Human: The Podcast”
Dr. Mel Houser, Executive Director of All Brains Belong, was interviewed on Uniquely Human: The Podcast. Show Notes (8/5/2022): For many years, parents of autistic children and family members, and autistic people themselves have expressed concerns about how they have…