About Us
Introducing The Neurodiversity Alliance
The Neurodiversity Alliance, or “The ND Alliance” for short, is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to building community, developing leadership skills, facilitating peer-to-peer support, and raising awareness for the 1 in 5 who learn differently.
Through our online community and mobile app, we equip high school and college students directly with the tools and coaching they need to launch and grow neurodiversity-focused clubs on their campuses, along with access to a variety of scholarships, leadership opportunities, and national events.
We don’t stop there! Our impact goes far beyond our online community and the high school and college campuses our clubs operate. Through our community outreach programs, we train neurodivergent high school and college students to share their stories and bring our message of empowerment to middle school students through the Eye to Eye Mentoring Program, as well as the broader public through our inspiring student and alumni ambassadors who speak at conferences and events across the country.
Each year, we also invite our community of students and supporters to join us at our signature event, The Neurodiversity Alliance’s National Neurodiversity Student Summit.
The Future is Neurodiverse
Neurodiversity recognizes that individual differences in brain function are natural variations within the human experience, like any other form of diversity.
At The Neurodiversity Alliance, we focus on neurodiversity in the context of challenges with one or more of the key processes related to learning, including things like ADHD, Dyslexia, Processing Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other learning disabilities or speech/language impairments.
Our Impact
Everything we do at The Neurodiversity Alliance is guided by our four Foundations for Impact. Our programs are crafted to boost confidence, foster community, cultivate leadership and career readiness, and provide resources and peer support. We also focus on raising awareness and empowering students to advocate for themselves and others. Together, these foundations provide the critical, evidence-based skills, tools, and enabling conditions for students who learn differently to thrive in school and in life.
