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
Jan January 20 Wed 2021
Orange County Asperger's Support Group
Speaker: Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University
Title: Neurodiversity in the Workplace and the Stanford Neurodiversity Project
Jan January 21 - 22 Thu-Fri 2021
Jan January 25 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Marcelle Ciampi and David Hall of NeuroGuides
Feb February 05 Fri 2021
Empire College School of Law
Speaker: Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University
Title: Maximizing the Potential of Neurodiversity at Higher Education
Feb February 15 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Feb February 17 Wed 2021
Google Neurodiversity Awareness for Managers Summit
Speaker: Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University
Title: Neurodiversity 101 and Metrics Innovation during Hiring and Performance Evaluation
Mar March 15 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Dana Hooper, Life Services Alternatives, Inc.
Apr April 06 Tue 2021
Autism Awareness Month, NVIDIA
Speaker: Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University
Title: Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Apr April 08 Thu 2021
Amazon NAAM 2021
Speaker: Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University
Title: The Latest Research on Neurodiversity
Apr April 15 Thu 2021
Ireland's Second National Diversity and Inclusion Conference
Panelists: Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University; Sandra Healy, DCU Centre of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion; Michelle Carpenter, Indeed; Andrew Eddy, Untapped, Neurodiversity Hub
Title: Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Apr April 19 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Judi Uttal, Orange County Asperger’s Support Group
Apr April 22 Thu 2021
Autism Awareness Month, Shell Oil Company
Speaker: Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University
Title: Maximizing the Potential of Autistic Individuals at the Workplace
May May 17 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Russell Lehman, Neurodiversity advocate, author
Jun June 21 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Mahnaz Akhavan Tafti, PhD, Alzahra University, Tehran- Iran
Jul July 19 Mon 2021
Meeting of the Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
Bill Wong, OTD, Stanbridge University
Program News
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:
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
Issue 2 of our newsletter is here!
Featured Story:
Finding Your Voice: Interviews with Cole Hasserjian and Julia Parr
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