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…
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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…
At Peace Parents Podcast: Conversation with Mel Houser
4/22/2025: Dr. Casey Ehrlich interviews Dr. Mel Houser, who shares stories from her childhood, career as a doctor, and work reimagining healthcare and community at All Brains Belong in Vermont.
Vermont Public: Neurodivergent Vermonters launch fund for medicine, groceries as Medicaid cuts loom
(Elodie Reed, 2/28/2025) Neurodivergent Vermonters are organizing a new mutual aid effort to supply each other with medicines, groceries and ways to take action during an uncertain time. The effort, led by the Montpelier-based community health organization All Brains Belong, began…
Seven Days: An Autistic Doctor Is Redefining Neurodivergent Health Care
(Ken Picard, 1/15/2025) “People don’t just join a medical practice. They are joining a community,” said Dr. Melissa “Mel” Houser, 41, who founded All Brains Belong in November 2021. The Long Island native moved to Vermont in 2008 to attend…
All Brains Belong Announces its 2nd 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…
Blog: 15 Steps to Losing a Client
Mel Houser, M.D., Executive Director, All Brains Belong VT Once upon a time, I decided to fire a consultant. Why? Because they are committing harm to the 1 in 10 people whose brains work like mine. And I cannot support…