Why are they at his office? "One, I ran out of space, and two, my wife doesn’t want them at home.”
The goal of the SENSE Theatre program is to improve the social and emotional functioning of individuals with autism spectrum disorder through using behavioral and theater techniques.
The pioneering physician recalls the summer of 1964, the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced
“Our patients live with a disease they don’t get help for out of fear of blame. It’s important for me to say, ‘I’m living with the same thing, and I’m not ashamed.’”
“I began to realize that people aren’t homeless just because they lack housing.”
In 1964, with little fanfare, Harold Jordan, MD, became the first African-American resident physician at Vanderbilt. Looking back to that time, he recalls the support of his colleagues and the challenges he faced.
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