The only fully accredited college designed exclusively for students with dyslexia, ADHD, and autism. Strengths-based model throughout.
The first four-year accredited college in the US built entirely for students who learn differently. 10 bachelor's programs, small cohorts.
A network of schools and vocational programs that adapts pedagogy, pacing, and assessment to each student. 1,500+ staff, 20+ years running.
Founded in 1987 as the world's first democratic school. Students govern their own learning. Model now spans 25+ state-recognized schools across Israel.
Private middle and high school with one-to-one teaching for students who don't fit traditional classrooms. Designed for neurodivergent learners.
A university network connecting institutions and employers to support neurodivergent students into careers. Operating across Australia and expanding globally.
Founded in Copenhagen in 2004. Places autistic and neurodivergent people in meaningful employment by treating their characteristics as competitive advantages.
The world's largest autistic-majority company. 81% of its ~600 consultants are autistic. Delivers AI, data, and cybersecurity services with in-house job coaches for every consultant.
Connects primarily autistic people with IT careers. Launched 2014 in Australia, now operating in UK, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Egypt, and more.
One of the oldest corporate neurodiversity hiring programs. Active since 2013. Has inspired similar programs at JPMorgan, Microsoft, and EY.
Curated directory of neurodiversity hiring programs and workplace inclusion frameworks across sectors. A starting point for finding ND-friendly employers.
Run by and for autistic people. 25+ local chapters doing peer support, advocacy, and community organizing. One of the most respected autistic-led organizations globally.
Over 80 volunteer-run branches across the UK with support groups, social activities, and events for autistic people and families.
The largest ADHD organization in the US. Peer-led support groups across the country. Many describe their local CHADD group as the first place they felt safe unmasking.
A national organization of neurodivergent people functioning as both community and advocacy movement. Runs peer support groups and champions neurodivergent-led organizing.
The largest national network of neurodiversity clubs on college campuses. Founded by and for students. Focused on peer connection and self-advocacy.
Built by neurodivergent people for neurodivergent people. An online community focused on genuine connection and peer support, accessible globally.
Artist-led collective working with neurodivergent people of all ages. Turner Prize shortlisted 2021. Shown at documenta fifteen 2022. Runs ongoing creative studios.
Produces work by dyslexic and neurodivergent storymakers. Runs the world's first film festival dedicated to the neurodivergent aesthetic. Monthly peer gatherings for creatives.
London's leading development agency for neurodivergent visual artists. Active since the 1960s. Supports artists with complex support needs to exhibit in mainstream art spaces.
Community interest company led by and for neurodivergent people. Builds platforms for creative practice and progression into facilitation and leadership.
Collaborative network of neurodivergent artists working to take space in contemporary art and dismantle invisible inequities in mainstream art institutions.
Annual festival partnering with Tate Liverpool, National Museums Liverpool, and the Royal Philharmonic. Neurodivergent creative work across major cultural institutions.
25+ recurring Zoom support groups for ADHD adults, segmented by identity: women, young adults, queer women, nonbinary people, age 50+, South Asians, and more.
Association for Autism and Neurodiversity's online groups for autistic adults, neurodiverse couples, and families. Facilitators have both credentials and lived experience.
Structured 10-session peer support programs for late-identified and undiagnosed autistic women and girls. All facilitators are neurodivergent women with lived experience.
Online peer groups run by neurodivergent facilitators. Open to anyone who identifies as neurodivergent, with or without a formal diagnosis.
Peer-run group specifically for people who are both autistic and ADHD. Welcoming of self-identified and diagnosed members. Accessible globally.
100% volunteer-run and community-funded. Provides peer support, practical resources, and community connections for Australians with ADHD. No clinical gatekeeping.
Neurodiversity charity working with employers, schools, and the NHS to improve life chances for people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and dyspraxia.
Not-for-profit run by autistic volunteers. Online forum where neurodivergent people support each other, problem-solve, and advocate collectively. No clinical involvement.
Free peer-led workshops and groups for neurodivergent teens and adults. Low-barrier, community-funded, focused on belonging rather than treatment.
Free drop-in online discussion groups held monthly for autistic adults, teens, and family members. Low-commitment entry point into peer community.
Online platforms
Reddit, Discord, and Facebook host some of the most active ND communities on the internet. Here's where to look and what to look for.
The big one. Diagnosis stories, daily struggles, wins, memes, and a lot of "wait, you do that too?" Welcoming to newly diagnosed and late-diagnosed adults.
Broad and active. Good moderation, late-diagnosis friendly, covers masking, burnout, sensory stuff, identity, relationships. Not just for people with formal diagnoses.
Specifically for people who are both autistic and ADHD. If you feel like you don't fit either community alone, start here.
ADHD as it shows up in women and femmes - later diagnoses, different presentations, the exhaustion of being dismissed for years. Warm and specific.
Autism in women and femmes. Masking, late discovery, relationships, and the particular experience of being autistic in a way nobody spotted.
For people who found out as adults. The grief, the relief, the "so that's why" moments. A good place when you're processing the diagnosis itself.
The general umbrella. Good for people who are exploring and not yet sure how to label their experience.
Active peer support for OCD - not the "haha I'm so OCD" version, the real one. Often discusses the ADHD and autism overlap.
Tourette syndrome community. Smaller but real - you won't get jokes here.
Dyslexia support and discussion. Covers tools, education experiences, and the adult life of someone whose brain reads differently.
Run by neurodivergent mods, covers autism, ADHD, OCD, dyslexia, Tourette's and more.
Specifically for AuDHD people. Smaller, more specific, built around the intersection.
Where older adults and parents of ND kids tend to congregate. Groups come and go so we don't link specific ones. Instead, search:
- →"ADHD adults" + your country or region
- →"Late diagnosed autistic adults"
- →"AuDHD support"
- →"Neurodivergent parents"
- →"ADHD women" - several large, active groups
Check that the group is actively moderated before engaging - look at how recently posts appear and whether rule-breaking goes unchecked.
How to tell if a community
is worth your time
✓ Good signs
- ✓Mods who are actually neurodivergent themselves
- ✓Rules that protect against diagnosis policing ("you don't seem autistic")
- ✓Explicit permission to lurk - good communities don't pressure participation
- ✓Content warnings used consistently
- ✓No cure talk or "have you tried [supplement]?" energy
✗ Red flags
- ✗Communities run primarily by parents of ND people rather than ND people themselves
- ✗Spaces that require proof of diagnosis to participate
- ✗Heavy focus on productivity hacks - that's not peer support
- ✗Any space where "inspirational" content drowns out real talk