Stanford
Stanford Neurodiversity Project

SNP-BRIDGE Program Description

SNP-BRIDGE stands for Stanford Neurodiversity Project - Building Resources for Independent Development, Growth, and Empowerment. It is a two-week summer program for college-bound and early college students across the U.S. to maximize their potential in college. Together, we will:

  • Discover our strengths and talents
  • Build skills in executive functioning and self-advocacy
  • Discuss tools and supportive opportunities to think about the future, including career development trajectories
  • Hear from neurodivergent college student advocates, faculty, and staff in interactive panel sessions
  • Learn about the strengths-based model of neurodiversity, universal design, and current research around experiences of neurodiversity
  • Create neurodiversity advocacy project ideas for your school or community
  • Build a fun and supportive community around neurodiversity

 

This is the first year the Stanford Neurodiversity Project (SNP) has organized this two-week summer program for college-bound students. You may be a good fit for SNP-BRIDGE if you are currently a:

  • High school senior expecting to graduate in Spring 2026
  • Gap year student
  • First year in college
  • Second year in college

 

Group Projects: Students conduct group projects of their choice using the design thinking approach. Students learn from professors, researchers, clinicians, and neurodivergent student advocates. Through the design thinking process, students then collaborate on neurodiversity advocacy projects that may continue beyond the program.

Please see below for the schedule this year.

WEEK 1Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5
9:00–9:15 AMDaily Check-InDaily Check-InDaily Check-InDaily Check-InDaily Check-In
9:15–10:00 AMProgram Overview & Character Strengths ActivityPositionality: Self-Advocacy and AllyshipHow We LearnTime Management PrinciplesUniversal Design for Learning
10:00-10:10AMBreakBreakBreakBreakBreak
10:10-11:30AMDiscussion: Character StrengthsWorkshop: Understanding Lived ExperiencesGet-to-Know Your Brain ActivityTool Tour: Calendars, Planners, and AppsPanel: Self-Advocacy in College
11:30AM–12:30 PMLunch BreakLunch BreakLunch BreakLunch BreakLunch Break
12:30–1:35 PMIntro to NeurodiversityDesign Thinking: EmpathizeGet-to-Know Your Brain Activity Part 2Design Thinking: IdeateStudent Presentations
1:35–1:45 PMBreakBreakBreakBreakBreak
1:45–2:45 PMPanel: College Transition ExperiencesDesign Thinking: EmpathizeDesign Thinking: DefineDesign Thinking: IdeateStudent Presentations
2:45–3:00 PMWrap-UpWrap-UpWrap-UpWrap-UpWrap-Up
 
WEEK 2Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 10
9:00–9:15 AMDaily Check-InDaily Check-InDaily Check-InDaily Check-InDaily Check-In
9:15–10:00 AMMental Health and NeurodiversityAccommodations and Accessibility Process Career Planning Basics Forward Planning Workshop Student Presentations
10:00-10:10AMBreakBreakBreakBreakBreak
10:10-11:30AMStress Management Toolkit ActivityPanel: College Systems and SupportsCareer PanelStudent Group Work TimeStudent Presentations
11:30AM–12:30 PMLunch BreakLunch BreakLunch BreakLunch BreakLunch Break
12:30–1:35 PMDesign Thinking: PrototypeDesign Thinking: TestStudent Group Work TimeStudent Group Work TimeStudent Presentations
1:35–1:45 PMBreakBreakBreakBreakBreak
1:45–2:45 PMDesign Thinking: PrototypeDesign Thinking: TestStudent Group Work TimePresentation Run-ThroughLast Day Celebration
2:45–3:00 PMWrap-UpWrap-UpWrap-UpWrap-UpWrap-Up