9/2/2026: What if neurodivergent people aren’t failing the systems around them—what if those systems are failing them?
Patrick Casale sits down with Autistic and ADHD (AuDHD) physician Dr. Mel Houser, founder of All Brains Belong, to explore why navigating healthcare, employment, chronic illness, and burnout can be so exhausting for neurodivergent people—and what it could look like to build something better.
From advocating for yourself in medical appointments to understanding the connections between neurodivergence and complex health conditions, Patrick and Dr. Houser discuss why so many people spend years believing they’re the problem. They also explore universal design, workplace accommodations, community, internalized ableism, and why entrepreneurs need to be careful not to recreate the exact working conditions they left behind.
Dr. Houser also shares the ideas behind their upcoming book, The Failure of Imagination: How the Healthcare System Fails Neurodivergent People — And What We’re Doing Instead.
