Category: Podcasts & Interviews

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…

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…

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…

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.

9/5/2024: In this episode of Green Mountain Disability Stories, autistic physician Mel Houser joins CDCI’s Dr. Winnie Looby, as they talk about community access and belonging. “In Vermont, I think, many people, have been doing some good thinking around diversity,…

7/23/2024: Dr. Mel Houser was interviewed on the Tilt Parenting Podcast. In this podcast interview, we discuss: Return to listing of podcast interviews

3/2/2024: Dr. Mel Houser was recently interviewed on The Square Peg Podcast. In this podcast episode, we discuss how the healthcare system is thwarting autistic people, and what can be done about it. This involves reconnecting with our intuition around…

8/22/2023: Dr. Mel Houser was recently interviewed by Dr. Megan Anna Neff and Patrick Casale on the Divergent Conversations podcast. Autistic people often experience a myriad of chronic health conditions and nervous system dysregulation that leaves us feeling terrible, overwhelmed,…

2/8/2023: Dr. Mel Houser was interviewed by Annie Crowe for the Yellow Ladybugs Podcast. They discuss how Long COVID is impacting the autistic community and why understanding autistic physiology is key to neuroaccessible and inclusive healthcare.