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COVID-19 Q&A: Dr. Lawrence Fung on Impacts on the Neurodiverse Community

By Lawrence Fung

As scientists learn more about the novel Coronavirus, the consensus is that even with more effective treatments and possible vaccines, COVID-19 will likely be with us for a long time to come. New ways of working and learning will continue to evolve, and the many varieties of talents and skills will need to be accommodated for full inclusion. That includes the neurodiverse community. For this insight we turn to Dr. Lawrence Fung, Director of the Stanford Neurodiversity Project (SNP), and the Adult Neurodevelopment Clinic, as well as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Read on med.stanford.edu

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When people talk about depression, sometimes they refer to different types based upon what they think may have caused their depression.

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Kierkegaard on Why Anxiety Powers Creativity Rather Than Hindering It

“Because it is possible to create—creating one’s self, willing to be one’s self…—one has anxiety. One would have no anxiety if there were no possibility whatever.”

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