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

Recording

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"

Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD, Stanford University

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 

ZOOM Meeting Recording

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

Recording

Jul July 04 Tue 2023

Mensa Foundation’s Colloquium

Baltimore, Maryland

“The Talent and Potential of Neurodiversity"

Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD, Stanford University

Jul July 12 Wed 2023

Human Resources Management Group, Stanford University

Stanford, California

“Neurodiversity: The New Diversity"

Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD, Stanford University

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

Recording

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

Recording

Slides

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 

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

Nov November 05 Fri 2021

Quick Links Featuring the Stanford Neurodiversity Project in the Media:

Stanford Medicine SCOPE 10k, May 3, 2023

Scienceline, March 4, 2023

Stanford Alumni Weekend: Classes without Quizzes, October 20, 2022

Past Events (including recordings of presentations in past Special Interest Group meetings)