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
May May 15 Mon 2023
Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
"Introduction to Center for Sleep in Autism + Stanford Neurodiversity Project Updates"
Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD, Stanford University
Link to Interest Form for Community Academic Partnership for the Center for Sleep in Autism
May May 16 Tue 2023
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
“Neurodiversity in the Legal Settings"
May May 22 Mon 2023
Information Session for Community Academic Partnership for the Center for Sleep in Autism
Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD, Stanford University
5pm Pacific Time
Link to Interest Form for Community Academic Partnership for the Center for Sleep in Autism
Jun June 19 Mon 2023
Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
"Invisible Labor: The Subminimum Wage for Autistic Workers"
Emily Ruppel, University of California at Berkeley
Jul July 04 Tue 2023
Mensa Foundation’s Colloquium
Baltimore, Maryland
“The Talent and Potential of Neurodiversity"
Jul July 12 Wed 2023
Human Resources Management Group, Stanford University
Stanford, California
“Neurodiversity: The New Diversity"
Jul July 17 Mon 2023
Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
"Neurodiversity Advocacy" by Matias Solorzano, California Polytechnic University at Humboldt, and
"Neurodiversity and Ploitics" by Nick Gnatt, California State University at East Bay
Aug August 21 Mon 2023
Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity
"Enabling Neurodiversity in Organisations: Leveraging the HRM and Digital Technology Nexus"
Jennifer Spoor, PhD, Latrobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Program News
January 2023
California Department of Developmental Services awarded Dr. Lawrence Fung and his team on a new project to develop and assess a curriculum designed to train job coaches to support regional center consumers with intellectual / developmental disabilities.
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.
Openings
Neurodiversity Publications
Aug August 2022
Neurodiversity: An Invisible Strength?
Fung, L.K., Ulrich, T.L., Fujimoto, K.T., Taheri, M.
JOM 74, 3200–3202 (2022).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-022-05454-2
Jun June 2022
The impact of autism-related training programs on physician knowledge, self-efficacy, and practice behavior: A systematic review.
Lauren Clarke and Lawrence K Fung
Autism (2022).
May May 2022
A Scoping Review of Peer Mentoring Programs for Autistic College Students.
Isabelle F. Morris, Christy Matta, Lawrence K. Fung
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-022-00325-7
Jan January 2022
Neurodiversity and Opportunities in Psychiatry.
Psychiatric Times (2022).
Nov November 05 Fri 2021
Stanford program matches autistic job seekers with employers.
Stanford Medicine News (2021).
Quick Links Featuring the Stanford Neurodiversity Project in the Media:
Stanford Medicine SCOPE 10k, May 3, 2023
Kent State Today, April 21, 2023
Scienceline, March 4, 2023
Doctors with autism speak out against stigma
By Alice Sun