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…

Category: Neuroinclusive Healthcare Blog
Blog: Neuroinclusive Gatherings are Safe Gatherings
Mel Houser, M.D., Executive Director, All Brains Belong VT (11/25/2024) Staying safe this winter As the holiday season approaches, gatherings often play a central role in how many of us connect with others, whether personally or professionally. . However, the…
Blog: Universal Design Enhances Healthcare Access
Mel Houser, M.D., Executive Director, All Brains Belong VT (11/14/2023) Click here for plain language summary We all have different brains. Different brains have different needs. And yet, most people’s experience of healthcare is that it is offered in one…
Blog: When Patients Give Up on Healthcare
Mel Houser, M.D., Executive Director, All Brains Belong VT (10/10/2023) Click here for plain language summary Look anywhere on social media today and one trend is clear: Autistic adults have largely given up on healthcare. Why? Because they don’t get…
Blog: Neurodivergent Patients are Dying – and What We’re Doing About It
Mel Houser, M.D., Executive Director, All Brains Belong VT (9/20/2023 Click here for Plain Language Summary Neurodivergent patients are dying. The life expectancy for an Autistic adult is 36-54 years, with premature cardiovascular disease and suicide as leading causes.1-3 ADHD…