Please also visit our Neurodiversity at Work page to learn more about the Stanford Neurodiverse Candidate Reigistry.
Employers, please visit our Neurodiversity at Work page to learn more about our program and the Stanford Neurodiversity Job Bank.
About the Stanford Neurodiversity Project
What is Neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity is a concept that regards individuals with differences in brain function and behavioral traits as part of normal variation in the human population.
The movement of Neurodiversity is about uncovering the strengths of neurodiverse individuals and utilizing their talents to increase innovation and productivity of the society as a whole.
Our Key Objectives
- Establish a culture that treasures the strengths of neurodiverse individual
- Empower neurodiverse individuals to build their identity and enhance their long-term skills of daily living throughout the lifespan
- Attract talented neurodiverse individuals to study and work at Stanford
- Train talented individuals to work with the neurodiverse population
- Disseminate the Stanford Neurodiversity Model locally, nationally, and internationally
- Maximize the potential of neurodiversity
Program News and Events
Current and Upcoming Events
Aug August 16 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Andrew Komarow, Planning Across The Spectrum
Aug August 18 Wed 2021
Stanford Neurodiversity Awareness Training for the SIP Program, Department of Rehabilitation, State of California
Sep September 01 Wed 2021
Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development
"The Stanford Neurodiversity Project – a Multi-faceted Approach to Advance Neurodiversity Advocacy and Research in Academic Psychiatry"
Sep September 10 Fri 2021
Grand Rounds, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
"Neurodiversity in the Educational and Employment Settings"
Sep September 15 Wed 2021
Neurodiversity Awareness Training at the Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
Sep September 20 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Marina Ciccarelli, PhD, Curtin University; Cheryl Mangan & Brendan James, Autism CRC (Australia)
Oct October 18 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Janette Dinishak, PhD, University of California at Santa Cruz
Oct October 24 Sun 2021
OctoberFest Carnival
at New Community Church (1100 Middle Ave, Menlo Park)
Dec December 20 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Allison Burgess, LMFT
Jan January 07 Fri 2022
Academic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry webinar series, University College Dublin, Ireland
Mar March 02 Wed 2022
Diversity in the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Professions 4 (DMMM4), Anaheim, California, USA
Program News
March 25 2021
Stanford Neurodiversity Project and DPR Construction signed an agreement to start a pilot Neurodiversity at Work Program at DPR Construction.
Dec 9 2020
Stanford Neurodiversity Project and Google signed an agreement to start a pilot Neurodiversity at Work Program at Google Cloud.
Quick Links Featuring the Stanford Neurodiversity Project in the Media:
Jul July 21 Wed 2021
Mar March 05 Thu 2020
The Stanford Neurodiversity Project, with Dr. Lawrence Fung - Different Brains®
Hackie Reitman, M.D.
Jan January 11 Sat 2020
Neurodiversity is Strength! The Power of Neurodiversity in School and at Work
Location: India Autism Center, Kolkata, India
Dec December 07 Sat 2019
Oct October 17 Thu 2019
Hiring neurodiverse people like me can give companies a competitive advantage - The Washington Post
Haley Moss, Esq
Jun June 27 Thu 2019
Tech Companies Lead the Way in Hiring People with Autism: What Can We Learn From Them? - Triple Pundit
Laura Wise
