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APAMSA/SPNIE Panel on Mental Health and Neurodiversity in the Asian Community

Event held by APAMSA – Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association on 11/09/2021: APAMSA and SPNIE worked together to host a panel addressing topics surrounding mental health and neurodiversity concerns within the Asian community. We were honored to host two Asian representatives from the psychiatry department, Dr. Takahiro Soda,…

Neurodivergence and the Holidays

Event held by SPNIE – Students Promoting Neurodiverse Inclusion and Equity on 11/08/2021: We hosted a private practice psychiatrist, Dr. David Cremer (child, adolescent, adult, and addictions), to talk to students about how to advocate for themselves or other neurodiverse family members during the holiday season when visiting family!…

Lunch and Neurodivergence with “Twice Exceptional”

Event held by SPNIE – Students Promoting Neurodiverse Inclusion and Equity on 10/15/2021: We met for a group reading and discussion of “Twice Exceptional” by Kassiane A Sibley. This essay describes some of the experiences of a neurodivergent person in higher education. The brief essay was emailed to participants…

SPNIE – Students Promoting Neurodiverse Inclusion and Equity

Officers President Hunter Shepherd Treasurer Maggie Zawoy Faculty Advisor Dr. Maria Bruzzone Welcome to Students Promoting Neurodiverse Inclusion and Equity! We define neurodiversity as any condition in which there are differences in neurological or psychological functioning will have impacts on the lives of us and our patients.