The Directory
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Websites About Neurodivergence
Advocacy & Associations
The Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE) helps Autistic and similarly neurodivergent people build meaningful, connected lives. We provide individuals, families, and professionals with education, community and support, in an inclusive atmosphere of validation and respect.
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities. We work to empower autistic people across the world to take control of our own lives and the future of our common community, and seek to organize the autistic community to ensure our voices are heard in the national conversation about us. Nothing About Us, Without Us!
Association of Neurodivergent Therapists
We are a non-profit organization created by neurodivergent therapists, advocating for neurodivergent rights and increasing visibility for neurodivergent therapists. We are anti-ableist, antiracist, in support of gender and sexual diversity, and against discrimination in all its forms.
GRASP, the Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership, is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization providing support, education, and programs for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
Our mission is to provide the information and resources to ensure that all individuals on the Autism Spectrum have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential by expanding and enriching the Autism community through education, online training, published and electronic information and resources, and partnerships with local and national projects.
The Society For Neurodiversity is a neurodivergent member-led community-based organization. Often, people join S4Nd because they need help. Charities exist to help people when a need arises. Convention dictates that people go to an organization that offers help for their specific need and once that need is satisfied the relationship ends. S4Nd wants that relationship to continue.
Therapist Neurodiversity Collective
A collective for neurodiversity-affirming therapists.
The foundation is created to bridge the gaps, serving neurodivergent, their parents, best friends, bosses, and coaches. We are open to cooperation, co-creation, consultancy, information dissemination, innovation, educational partnerships, and advocacy to further a future that is equally welcome to all brain types.
Community
Wrong Planet is a web community designed for autistic individuals (and parents / professionals of those) with Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD, PDDs, and other neurological differences. The site is member-based and provides a discussion where members communicate with each other, articles and how-to guides, and more.
AutismWorks is an online community that provides information, training, and coaching that improves the lives of those with autism, and those that care for them. It supports the autism community by providing up-to-date information, strategies that work, and practical tested ideas that can be immediately implemented. Our members rely on us for the very best guidance and information available.
Network
This website provides information and resources, including lists of books, newsletters, and links to online community groups.
This advocacy site, which is connected to the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, contains multiple links to articles like removing ableism from your language to disability laws, to how to be an ally.
Academic Institutions
Center for Neurodiversity at Landmark College
The Center for Neurodiversity aims to advance an understanding of the benefits of a neurodiverse society.
Neurodivergence at Kent Community Health
Neurodiversity is the wide variety of ways we think, learn, feel and process information. We all have different interests and motivations, and are naturally better at some things and not so good at others. Most people are known as ‘neurotypical’, which means their brain generally functions and processes information in the way society expects.
Neurodiversity Information Resources at Stetson University’s DuPont-Bally Library
A guide intended to direct students, faculty, and staff to reliable sources of information related to the topic of neurodiversity.
Johns Hopkins University Healthcare Sciences
Neurodivergence at a Glance, Published on October 5, 2022, The Inclusive Workplace Series
Center for Neurodivergence at Rowan University
The Center for Neurodiversity was established as a result of the work of the Neurodiversity Taskforce, a taskforce comprised of neurodiverse faculty, staff, students and community partners. Neurodiversity, simply put, is recognizing mind differences as natural human variation and as valuable. Foundational to the work of the Center for Neurodiversity are shared tenets of neurodiversity culture.
Neurodiversity Education Research Center
Seeking to advance the mental health rights movement and effective support with regard to neurodiversity through shaping positive conversations about self-acceptance, navigating society, and mental well-being.
Neurodiversity Education Academy
We are an educational, training and coaching platform focused on awareness, advocacy and capacity building for schools, parents and organizations.
Stanford Neurodiversity Project
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.
Clinical
Central point of quality resources and information for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities, their families, and other targeted key stakeholders.
Adult ADHD is real. And ADHD symptoms such as distractibility, impulsivity, disorganization, and emotional sensitivity impact everyday life. Here, find good strategies for managing time, health, relationships, and more with adult ADD.
Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism
Offers a resources webpage.
This site was developed by a doctor whose daughter had epilepsy and brain tumors as a child and was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome as an adult. This website contains a blog, a podcast, and videos. Content for specific conditions can be accessed through the Resources tab.
Neurodivergent Practitioners Directory
A directory of Neurodivergent, neuro-affirmative practitioners hosted by the autistic-led nonprofit, Thriving Autistic
Neurodiverging is an online, sliding scale coaching practice supporting a worldwide, diverse clientele with issues related to neurodiversity, ADHD, autism, and executive functioning for adults and families.
Neurodiversity Coaching Academy
Provides training, mentoring, and supervision for coaches working with neurodiversity. We work with a developmental model of coaching that includes a rigorous understanding of the science of neurodiversity, the requirements of coaching in a complex world facing existential crises, evidence-based coaching practices, and trauma-informed, gender-aware, and racially-inclusive practices. This approach can be used with all clients, including identified and non-identified neurodivergent clients.
Organization for Autism Research
OAR publishes and provides resources to support families, educators, and clinical professionals.
A great resource for learning more about sensory processing.
School / Parenting
SCHOOL ORIENTED
The Neurodiversity Initiative at William & Mary
William & Mary College in Virginia have implemented this initiative and include resources for faculty (creating an inclusive classroom) and students (hidden rules for office hours/lecture classes).
A framework for teachers and educators to provide universal support for all learners.
CHILDREN & PARENTING
A guide to help parents understand their autistic child
A wealth of tools for neurodiversity curated by an autistic advocate and OT.
Support for parents raising twice exceptional children.
Parent toolkit and other training offerings
Parenting activist helping other parents raise differently wired(TM) kids in a conventional world
Online resource with quizzes, workplace resources, parenting app, and more.
A great video resource for kids to explain brain differences
Work
The Dandelion Program provides a novel experience for neurodiverse people for employment training and preparation, as well as help organizations accommodate neurodiverse employees. The successes and knowledge generated by the program is being developed for distribution in North America through Cornell University.
This site offers resources for students who identify as neurodiverse, as well as information for families and employers.
“Neurodiversity Hiring Initiatives & Partnerships” Neurodiversity in the Workplace | EARN
This website offers list of Neurodiversity Hiring Initiatives & Partnerships that can help ensure a talent pipeline for neurodivergent candidates.
Stetson’s Accessibility Services
This website offers a FAQ, a packet of accessibility resources and other helpful information.
How Neurodiversity is Changing Work
Dr. Nancy Doyle, founder of Genius Within, a company specializing in neurodiversity and disability inclusion at work, describes in this article how organizations benefit from hiring neurodiverse employees.
We empower business to achieve disability inclusion & equality.
Works to enable one million jobs for people with autism and similar challenges through social entrepreneurship, corporate sector engagement and a global change in mindset.
It will serve as a scalable, sustainable solution to improve employability of neurodivergent individuals and establish a pipeline of work-ready, talented candidates for employers.
A website offering trainings to empower your team with neurodivergent insights trainings
Voices of Neurodivergence
Blogs
Autistic Hoya by Lydia X. Z. Brown
Brown is a prolific blogger and disability activist with autism. Her posts are humorous and insightful and span about 11 years!
Bascom is an Autistic woman, writer, and self-advocate. Her blog covers multiple facets of neurodiversity and writes with humor, good storytelling and autism.
Notes on Neurodiversity, Autism, and Cognitive Liberty.
One Women’s Thoughts About Life on the Spectrum.
Podcasts
Exploring Different Brains with Hackie Reitman
This podcast covers a wide range of topics related to neurodiversity. Videos and audio recordings are available on the website, or you can use a podcast provider such as iTunes or SoundCloud.
Spectrumly Speaking with Haley Moss & Dr. Lori Butts
Spectrumly Speaking is a podcast focused on women on the autism spectrum. Hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist) share personal stories and interview people from the autism community. Access the podcast on the Different Brains website or through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or SoundCloud.
Host Emily Kircher-Morris holds master’s degrees in the fields of counseling and education, and she specializes in the area of gifted students. Episodes features discussions with leaders in the fields of psychology and education and focus on the needs of the neurodivergent population. This podcast can be found on most of the major platforms.
Neurodiversity Podcasts- Player FM
This website offers a range of podcasts related to the topic of neurodiversity, including ones devoted to specific conditions such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Find a range of podcasts devoted to the topic of dyslexia.
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) offers the podcasts ADHD 365 and All Things ADHD that concentrate on topics for those dealing with ADHD. Hear about different strategies and tips.
A podcast aimed at amplifying neurodivergent women’s voices and share intimate stories of their lived experiences.
A podcast for parenting differently wired children.
A podcast that explores research, amplifies autistic voices, and strives to rewrite the narrative of neurodiversity.
A podcast that continues to expand the conversation about neurodiversity.
A podcast with a variety of topics related to neurodiversity.
A podcast from Meg Proctor that explores research, amplifies autistic voices, and changes the way we think about autism in life and in professional therapy practice. (Note: the link on this page routes to the host’s website “Learn, Play, Thrive” and podcast page, but you can find the podcast on various apps by searching for “Two Sides of the Spectrum”).
Videos
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Media
This online magazine features essays, art, and creative pieces focused on the experience of being neurodiverse. This resource may not be ideal for finding scholarly sources, but is a good site for learning more about what it means to be neurodiverse from a firsthand perspective or to make submissions.
News and Articles from Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Jessica Kingsley Publishers was founded in 1987 in London by Jessica Kingsley and is committed to publishing books that make a difference.
Illustrations and support for neurodiversity
Curated safe space to talk about neurodiversity.
Ideas, strategies, and thoughts about regulation in the classroom
Powerful resource to hear from a variety of researchers, educators, therapists, and parents.
Ideas, strategies, and thoughts for supporting neurodiversity in the classroom.
Support for looking beyond behaviors and addressing sensory processing.
Support for parents and teachers.
Performing Arts
This resource is being prepared.
Testimonials
Emily Gordon describes her experience navigating the internship process as a graduate student with a learning disability.
Autism Awareness is Great. Now it’s Time for Autism Acceptance
J.R. Reed was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome as an adult. In this article, he writes about the misunderstandings people have about the condition and ways to promote acceptance and not just awareness.
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