Neurodivergent students
Including autistic students and people with ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette syndrome, learning differences, and related experiences.
CUNY School of Professional Studies
Neurodiversity Alliance
A developing student-centered community advancing connection, accessibility, belonging, self-advocacy, Universal Design, and inclusive technology.
Our Purpose
A place to connect without having to explain everything first.
The CUNY SPS Neurodiversity Alliance is being developed as a welcoming community where students can share resources, build relationships, strengthen self-advocacy, explore inclusive technology, and help shape a more accessible student experience.
Because CUNY SPS serves many online, adult, working, caregiving, disabled, and neurodivergent learners, the Alliance is designed to support flexible and meaningful participation throughout the academic year.
Who Is Welcome
Neurodiversity includes many experiences.
Disabled and questioning students
Students with apparent or nonapparent disabilities, chronic illness, fatigue, mental-health disabilities, or evolving access needs.
Allies and collaborators
Students, alumni, faculty, staff, caregivers, advocates, and CUNY community members committed to respectful inclusion.
What We Can Build Together
Community shaped by student voice.
NeuroConnect social hours
Low-pressure opportunities for online and campus students to meet, share, and build community.
Access and self-advocacy toolkit
Plain-language resources for preparing questions, understanding pathways, and communicating needs.
Inclusive technology showcases
Student-led demonstrations of assistive technology, responsible AI, learning tools, and accessible design.
Neurodiversity programming
Speakers, stories, workshops, creative showcases, and Neurodiversity Celebration Week activities.
Academic and career conversations
Programming focused on college success, disclosure choices, workplace access, and career development.
Access Without Assumptions
Student-led conversations about invisible disabilities, belonging, Universal Design, and institutional collaboration.
Participate
Join in a way that works for you.
Attend a meeting, suggest a topic, share a resource, help with a social event, demonstrate an accessibility tool, contribute to a newsletter, or simply listen. Participation should never require personal disclosure.