Bonus Conversation with Dr. Mel Houser on Navigating Healthcare

About this episode

Dr. Mel Houser discusses navigating healthcare systems for neurodivergent children and teens, sharing insights from both clinical work and personal experience.

Today’s episode an expert visit with 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 in the “constellation” of intertwined neuro-immune conditions many autistic and ADHD people experience, why traditional medicine often misses them, and what families can do to get safer, more inform...

People in this episode

Host: Debbie Reber

Guest: Dr. Mel Houser

Topics covered

• healthcare
• neurodivergent children
• autism
• ADHD
• family support
• medical systems

Keywords

• healthcare
• neurodivergent
• autism
• ADHD
• medical challenges
• family support
• neuro-immune conditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: All Brains Belong

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