Epifinder, Inc. articles

In late November, EpiFinder Co-Founder Neel Mehta and Creative Officer Kristi Kietzmann left Arizona for a cross-country road trip. The journey from Arizona to Washington D.C. covered 5,504 miles over 22 days.

At Washington D.C., CEO Robert Yao and other team members joined them for the 71s American Epilepsy Society (AES) conference. There, the team held 3 days of exhibits and presented.

Why didn’t Neel and Kristi, like Robert, simply fly to the biggest event in epilepsy

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly changed the social landscape. Adapting has been a challenge for everyone. However, some disabled people are seeing an upside: better accessibility.

While the pandemic reshapes the world in unexpected ways, we owe it to ourselves to find out which of these changes are for the better.

What a year behind us!

Self-care is an important way to help those with epilepsy to avoid a common trigger, stress. I have included a bit of advice to keeping your life a little bit more tidy and organized to keep your mind at ease.

Journaling

Journaling is a great way to collect your thoughts. There are different types (not limited to these): 

Epilepsy and autism sometimes co-occur. While less than 1% of people have epilepsy overall, about 12% of autistic people have epilepsy.

Autistic people and their families face extra challenges. Non-autistic family members may not know how to help or connect with their loved one. Lack of social acceptance may isolate the autistic person and the whole family. On top of t

On July 19, 2018, members of EpiFinder’s business team, Jessica Acosta, Smita Gopalakrishnan, Jing He, and Joe Son, attended the CSO Expo Event at Arizona State University. There, 70 middle and high school students gathered to explore their interest in STEM and network with professionals.

These students are Chief Science Officers, or CSOs. They strive to promote science in their schools in engaging and meaningful ways. These students came from local schools such as Horizon High