Stanford Center for Neurodiversity and Human Potential

The Stanford Center for Neurodiversity and Human Potential (formerly Stanford Neurodiversity Project), based in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, works to transform how healthcare, education, and employment systems understand and support neurodivergent people. Using the Strengths-Based Model of Neurodiversity, the Center's work spans three integrated domains. In employment, it runs the Corporate Membership Program (SNP-CMP) and Empower to Employment (E2E) curriculum, which provide free training and workplace resources for employers and job coaches. In education, it offers multiple programs, such as the Stanford Neurodiversity Project Research, Education, and Advocacy Camp for High schoolers (SNP-REACH), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy training for providers serving autistic adults (CBT-AAPT), and neurodiversity-informed care training for clinical providers. In wellness, it operates a dedicated Neurodiversity Clinic and has developed the Neurodiversity-Informed Culturally Equitable (NICE) Healthcare Curriculum to train healthcare professionals. The Center also hosts the annual Stanford Neurodiversity Summit, now in its seventh year, a hybrid, universally designed forum bringing together neurodivergent individuals, families, employers, educators, clinicians, and researchers. Supported by a multidisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians, staff, and trainees, the Center maintains active research programs on the development and assessment of neurodiversity-affirming practices in employment, education, and healthcare settings.