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The purpose of this website is to provide resources for employers & the community to support & accept neurodivergent individuals, and resources for neurodivergent individuals who seek meaningful employment.

 

Neurodiversity Network is a website of resources for neurodivergent job seekers and students, employers & universities, & the community. Our mission is to consolidate various neurodiversity resources into one place. The goal is to share resources that help enhance neurodiversity awareness and acceptance for neurodivergents to find meaningful employment and positive educational experiences.

 

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LEARN |

Identify your strengths, learn how to market yourself through career preparations & enhance your skills, find a college campus with neurodiversity initiatives, or simply focus on self care.

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WORK | After you update your resume, explore neurodivergent job boards, find a neurodiverse employers to work for, or explore entrepreneurship for a meaning experience

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CONNECT |

Find your neurodiverse communities through a forum/group or on LinkedIn. Connect with employers and professionals at a career fair or conference.

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ACHIEVE | Be inspired by neurodivergent leaders, educate the community, and share your experiences for others through a podcast, book, or an article.

 

Terms and definitions

 
 

Credit to neuroqueer.com

 

Neurodiversity is the diversity of human brains and minds – the infinite variation in neurocognitive functioning within our species.

Neurodivergent sometimes abbreviated as ND, means having a brain that functions in ways that diverge significantly from the dominant societal standards of “normal.”

Neurotypical often abbreviated as NT, means having a style of neurocognitive functioning that falls within the dominant societal standards of “normal.”

Neurodiversity Movement is a social justice movement that seeks civil rights, equality, respect, and full societal inclusion for the neurodivergent.

 

Visit neuroqueer.com for additional and in-depth details of terms and definition above.

Neurodiverse people represented in this category are those with typical diagnostic labels such as: ASD, ADHD, anxiety disorders, intellectual disabilities, schizophrenia, mood disorders, and dyslexia.

 

 
Watch first-hand accounts of Specialisterne and the work we do to help people with autism secure meaningful employment.
 

neurodiversity may be every bit as crucial for the human race as biodiversity is for life in general
— Harvey Blume | “Neurodiversity” in the Atlantic (1998)