12/23/2025: Debbie Reber interviews Dr. Mel Houser—family physician, autistic PDAer, and founder of All Brains Belong—about the realities of navigating healthcare systems with neurodivergent kids and teens. Mel shares how their clinical work and lived experience have revealed predictable patterns…
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VT Digger: Providers try to keep telehealth available in Vermont, 4 weeks into a lapse in most Medicare reimbursements
(Olivia Gieger, 10/30/2025) Some clinicians and hospitals are betting on an extension of Medicare coverage for virtual care while others think creatively to cover the costs of care. For many of the patients served by the Montpelier community health clinic…
Montpelier Bridge: Medicare Telehealth Coverage Has Ended, Startling Those Who Had Relied on It
(Jenny Blair, 10/21/2025) Disabled and elderly Vermonters who use Medicare woke up Oct. 1 to a new medical care barrier. That day, Medicare stopped covering the cost of telehealth for medical visits. Instead of receiving care via videoconference, many of…
3rd Annual “Improving Autistic & ADHD Healthcare” Webinar
Autistic & ADHD adults often have multiple intertwined health conditions. The healthcare system often gets in the way of clinicians addressing multiple medical problems at a time. Yet by treating these intertwined medical conditions as separate, this may result in…
Melissa Andrews Trust Grant Expands Healthcare Access for Neurodivergent Vermonters as Healthcare Safety Nets Collapse
September 29, 2025 Montpelier, VT — As Vermont faces looming health insurance cuts and the end of Medicare telehealth coverage, All Brains Belong VT has been awarded a grant from the Melissa Andrews Trust to expand care for neurodivergent Vermonters with…
Burnout Symptoms at a Cellular Level: Mel Houser on Divergent Conversations
4/29/2025: Understanding the root causes behind Autistic burnout symptoms can feel confusing, especially when physical symptoms are present but dismissed or misunderstood. Many in the neurodivergent community face not only emotional exhaustion but a web of hidden medical conditions that…
ENERGY Equilibrium Strategies for Post Exertional Malaise
Exploring ENERGY Equilibrium Strategies for Individuals who Experience Post Exertional Malaise (PEM) Announcing a new resource by Autism Level UP! and All Brains Belong VT Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is a hallmark symptom of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long…
Holistic Approaches to Co-Occurring Health Conditions in Autistic Individuals: Mel Houser on Evolve with Dr. Tay
7/23/2025: Dr. Tay is joined by Dr. Melissa Houser, founder and executive director of All Brains Belong, to discuss co-occurring medical conditions in autistic individuals. The conversation covers Dr. Houser’s personal and professional journey, the interconnected nature of conditions like…
The Impact of Mistrust on Health
Mel Houser, M.D., Executive Director, All Brains Belong VT (5/7/2025) Why Mistrust of the Healthcare System Isn’t Just a Personal Issue Healthcare is supposed to be a place of support, healing, and care. But for many neurodivergent, disabled, and multiply…
Vermont Medicine: Health Care for the Neurodivergent Community
(Janet Essman Franz, 4/18/2025) “If we can do one thing to improve health care experiences and relationships, it’s to explicitly tell patients that we believe them,” says Melissa Houser, M.D.’12, clinical assistant professor of family medicine at UVM, in a…