Mark your calendars!
Our first in-person gathering of the Fall semester is happening on October 13 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM in the Women’s & Gender Equity Center.
Come grab a bite (light lunch is on us!), connect with fellow community members, and chat about how we can support one another, raise awareness around neurodiversity at UMBC, and build a more neuroinclusive campus.
Keep an eye on this space—more details are coming soon!
This session focuses on a sense of belonging for neurodivergent students in higher education. Findings presented are the result of Dr. Mollie Rubinstein’s dissertation titled: Exploring Sense of Belonging Among Neurodivergent Students in Higher Education. In this session, we will discuss accommodations, friendship, the impact of faculty, campus activities and acceptance, and ultimately, how a sense of belonging was found at the intersection of academic and non-academic experiences.
Link to more information and registration.
Creating an accessible event takes more than meeting minimum ADA requirements. This webinar will explore how to thoughtfully incorporate accessibility into every stage of event planning—from initial design and communications with event organizers to ticket purchasing, accommodations, and on-site support.
Whether you are planning a small meeting, training, conference, or stadium event, this webinar will provide tools and considerations to help make accessibility an intentional part of the planning process from the start.
Link to registration.
Link to Inside Higher Ed article
]]>NDAG Community Roundup: Feb 3, 2026
Feeling overwhelmed or struggling to start a new project?
Join fellow NDAG members for a Virtual Body Doubling (VBD) session. VBD is a productivity technique where working alongside peers helps anchor focus and improve accountability.
When: Friday, February 20
Platform: WebEx. Details Here
The Vibe: We'll share goals for 3 minutes, work silently for 50 minutes (cameras on or off, mics off), and check in for 3 minutes.
Be an Anchor: We want to do this more than once a month! If you would like to host a future session (camera on) please reach out to us.
The following events are hosted by external partners and are open via webinar.
When: Wednesday, Feb 18 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST
What: Hosted by Vanderbilt's Frist Center. Explore how intentional "cohousing" models foster belonging.
When: Thursday, Feb 19 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
What: New research on the experiences of autistic students in higher education.
RSVP: Empire State Univ. RSVP
When: Tuesday, Feb 24 | 1pm EST
What: A webinar discussing why ADHD brains tend to be more susceptible to gaslighting, and what you can do if this happens to you.
Details:ADDitute Link
When: Tuesday, Feb 24 | 3:00 – 5:00 pm EST
What: An interactive webinar introducing neurodiversity justice as a framework for systemic change.
Details: LinkedIn Event Page
NDAG is an employee group. We encourage members to come up with their own ideas for sessions, guest speakers, or social hangouts.
Have a suggestion? Reply to this post.
Want to host? If you have a topic or a time for a body-doubling session you'd like to lead, let us know and we can discuss with you.
Seeking Participants: Examining Intercultural Competence in Faculty and Student Relationships in Higher Education Full Details Here
Seeking Participants: Perceptions of Career Development Services among Students with Neurodiverse Disabilities in U.S. Higher Education Institutions Full Details Here
Seeking Participants: Perspectives on Industrial Robots Among Individuals on the Autism Spectrum. See Flyer - vtautismcenter@vt.edu
Presented By: Charles R. Durrett, AIA; The Cohousing Company
Communities intentionally created for people to interact with each other can foster a strong sense of belonging and wellbeing. Join us to hear from Charles Durrett, principal architect at The Cohousing Company, is a leading voice in creating communities where people truly connect. After studying Denmark's bofællesskaber model, he coined the term "cohousing" in 1985 and brought it to North America with the book Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves, now in its third edition titled Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities. Now on his 16th book, Neuro-Inclusive Community Design, he has designed over 55 cohousing communities for seniors, families, and neurodiverse individuals. By starting with culture before construction, Charles has spent four decades helping people create places that foster belonging and sustainability. His work has been featured in Time, The New York Times, and The Guardian, and he's spoken everywhere from the U.S. Congress to Stanford and the Royal Danish Academy. Whether designing a village or speaking to a crowd, Charles is driven by one belief: housing should bring people together.
Please register in advance using the Zoom RSVP link.
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/pZtWa3dqRaascnFRix85LQ
ADHD, like several other neurotypes, are viewed by the medical community through a deficit lens. People are referred for evaluation or seek a diagnosis themselves because of perceived challenges. It is rarely that one "armchair diagnoses" someone based on what are widely viewed as positive traits.
Florencia Ardon tackles this perspective in our November Neurodiversity Dialogues Session, using Leonardo Da Vinci as a case study. Da Vinci is considered a genius and the prototype of the Renaissance man; at the same time, some of his decisions and pursuits have long puzzled historians.
Join us for a conversation on the personality and other characteristics of Da Vinci, and how they can be explained when viewed from an ADHD perspective.