Neurodiversity-Informed Care for Clinical Providers
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Date: September 18, 2026 (Friday); time: 9 am to 2 pm
Format: Hybrid
Location: 1070 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA
Instructor: Lawrence Fung, MD, PhD, Director of the Stanford Center for Neurodiversity and Human Potential, Stanford University
Target Audience: Mental health providers, primary care providers
Topics:
- Introduction to Neurodiversity (including conceptualization of the Strengths-Based Model of Neurodiversity vs. other models; Neurodiversity Terminologies).
- Myths and Misconceptions about Neurodiversity.
- Neurodiversity-Informed Culturally-Equitable (NICE) Healthcare. Part 1. Principles.
- Neurodiversity-Informed Culturally-Equitable (NICE) Healthcare. Part 2. Communication strategies.
- Neurodiversity-Informed Culturally-Equitable (NICE) Healthcare. Part 3. Cultural considerations.
- Case examples.