Perspectives

Understood launches the “Be the Reason” campaign to address stigma around learning and thinking differences and shift parents from skeptics to supporters.

What you need to know to keep up with Understood news and our team’s thoughts on the latest in neurodiversity.

Understood.org’s Day of Understanding brings external perspectives to our internal team to strengthen our mission and work.

Disability inclusion benefits everyone. Understood can help you build a stronger, more equitable, more inclusive workplace.

At Understood, where our mission is about helping shape a better world for the 1 in 5 people with learning and thinking differences, it’s both the big and small moments that illustrate where and how we have developed greater awareness and created real impact.

Stories for everyone, shared by people who learn and think differently. From the team at Understood.

Understood’s mission — to shape a world where every person, particularly the 1 in 5 people with learning and thinking differences, can thrive — is crucial.

On November 18, the Understood Podcast Network is launching The Opportunity Gap, a podcast for families with kids of color who learn and think differently.

Beginning the conversation about learning and thinking differences is an important step in supporting children academically, socially, and emotionally — but it can also be the hardest part.

More than 70 million people in the United States have a learning or thinking difference. But so often, people feel alone in these journeys. Understood wants to change that.

On September 9, Understood, with the American Academy of Pediatrics, UnidosUS, and CCSSO, hosted a virtual Town Hall featuring discussions with parents, pediatricians, teachers, and experts about how to address academic and emotional challenges that may arise this school year, and ways to make it a positive experience for all.

As Understood employees return to the office in New York City, the team will reunite in a new headquarters and workspace that was designed with accessibility as the top priority.