Can Hospitals and Medical Settings be Neuro-Affirming? - With Wendy Ross, MD
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What is neuro‑affirming care and why is it needed in hospitals?
So Barry, a couple episodes ago we announced this partnership that we're doing, uh starting this year with this really great company, AEP Connections, and uh I see that we've added quite a few listeners since then. So do you wanna uh give us a little bit of a refresher here, give our listeners a refresher on uh AEP Connections, who they are and uh why we're partnering with them?
Yes, AEP Connections hosts live webinars. I've actually done some work with them, and it's always high quality topics in neurodiversity. But they're building their library of on-demand courses now. And this summer they're focusing on providing you with fantastic content at your fingertips. Uh they have courses designed specifically for on demand with many speakers on m many important topics. However, many of their live presentations from this spring are also being made available for on demand, so you can access them now. If you aren't able to see the courses live, be sure to check them out over the summer. Also, if you need approved provider hours, and it's really important for things such as licensure, they offer many, so be sure to check out the different courses and see the approvals from so many professional agencies.
Absolutely. Uh I know, you know, from Kristen's point of view, I always was hearing about, you know, I'm as an SLP, I need more hours. I need more, you know, pr uh professional development. And it's great. You know, it's it's it's good to be on top of your craft in that way. So if anybody's looking for some discounts on professional development, AEP connections, um, they actually have a few options. Uh so they've got bundled packages, which will, you know save you money, but also by being a friend of uniquely human the podcast and AEP Connections, uh they are extending an additional discount code. So you can save an additional 10% on this offering uh just by entering the promo code UH10. That's UH10. in your checkout cart.
Any topics that uh we should be aware of, Barry, that you're doing, for instance, that I should be signing up for? Uh sure,
yeah. And then we're talking about gestalt language processing. We talk about neurodiversity and issues related to that, but there are many other speakers as well. Um and it's a real cool perk that you get the 10% discount if you put UH one zero or UH ten in your checkout card. Check them out. Awesome.
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Hi, I'm Dr. Barry Prazant, clinical scholar, researcher, and consultant on autism and neurodiversity, and a Brooklyn boy raised in the big city. And I'm Dave.
I'm none of those things, and I grew up on a farm in Illinois. But being on the spectrum myself, I have plenty of personal insight to lend.
And this is Uniquely Human The Podcast, a show that illuminates and celebrates autism and neurodiversity.
Today on Uniquely Human the Podcast, um, we are very excited to have Dr. Wendy Ross joining us. Wendy, welcome.
Thank you so much for having me.
It it's it's absolutely our pleasure. So a little bit about Wendy, and then there'll be a number of topics that we'll talk about, especially in terms of uh providing appropriate medical services in medical settings for neurodivergent and autistic individuals. So Wendy is a clinical professor, a developmental pediatrician, and the inaugural director of Jefferson Health's Center for Autism and Neurodiversity. She graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed pediatrics residency at Yale and Developmental Pediatrics Fellowship at Harvard. Um, wow, pretty pedigree settings there. Uh in her clinical practice she works with children to clarify and support their development, integrating medical, educational, and therapeutic plans into a cohesive approach that is so sorely needed, yes.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is neuro‑affirming care and why is it needed in hospitals?
0:00–6:54
2
How did Dr. Wendy Ross become a developmental pediatrician focused on autism?
6:54–12:34
3
What innovations has Jefferson’s Center for Autism and Neurodiversity introduced for patients?
12:34–19:00
4
How are sensory‑friendly environments (lighting, seating, bathrooms) designed for neuro‑divergent users?
19:00–24:31
5
What role do immersive art and design collaborations play in improving health outcomes?
24:31–29:45
6
How can clinicians reduce anxiety for autistic patients during medical visits?
29:45–35:49
7
Why is empathy and inclusive training essential for medical students and staff?
35:49–41:58
8
What future steps are needed to make health care universally neuro‑affirming?
41:58–46:36
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