Research and surveys
Understood combines cutting-edge research to provide insight into the needs of women with ADHD. Learn more about these needs and the additional barriers faced by BIPOC women and moms.
New research from Understood highlights the challenges that women with ADHD face in the winter season, including navigating winter holidays, New Years resolutions, and seasonal affective disorder.
Understood research reveals how women with ADHD engage with news — from emotional overwhelm and stress avoidance to a growing reliance on short-form platforms like TikTok.
Understood.org’s evaluation of Through My Eyes demonstrates how storytelling can lead to understanding, empathy, and advocacy.
Explore a few quick insights about how women with ADHD place a high value on podcasts compared to other forms of media as a source of health information and health literacy.
Explore a few quick insights about how podcasts hosted by and for women with ADHD can shape health literacy, self-perception, and thriving.
Through interviews with parents at different stages, Understood uncovers the realities of IEPs, from the relief of getting one to the ongoing responsibility of making sure it works.
Understood research reveals parents’ mixed emotions and top concerns about the Department of Education’s potential closure — from funding fears to supports for kids with IEPs and 504 plans.
In partnership with Understood, Kantar conducted a research deep dive into the experiences of neurodivergent individuals. See new insights around the demographics, influence, and impact of neurodivergent Americans.
Understood partnered with Pureprofile on research to understand neurodivergent Gen Zers in the workplace. See key insights about prevalence, preferences, and strengths in this population.
Discover a few quick insights about public stigma around learning and thinking differences, fresh from Understood’s recent research piloting a new method to measure stigma.
Learn how neurodivergence helps fuel creativity at work. This Understood study also offers insights on how to support people who learn and think differently — and how that support can lead to better ideas and better business results.
The annual survey by Understood highlights the challenges and opportunities that neurodivergent people face in the workplace related to awareness, stigma and support.
President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, leaving uncertainty about the impact on students with IEPs and 504 plans. Understood.org surveyed parents to gauge their reactions and concerns.
Learn about Understood’s mission to create impact at scale and how our work has impacted families so far. Explore learnings and metrics from our annual research surveys, ad-hoc studies, and web and app analytics.
New research from Understood finds that the holidays present unique challenges for neurodivergent adults — and the need for support during one of the most stressful times of the year.
Understood’s mixed-methods market research gives insights about the experiences of adult women who learn and think differently, specifically around their well-being, self-perceptions, workplace practices, and lived experiences.
As children return to school, new research from Understood finds that nearly all parents with a child in school are stressed about back-to-school season.
Understood’s qualitative market research with educators and Spanish-speaking parents whose children learn and think differently sheds light on the unique challenges they face in understanding and getting support for their children.
New research from Understood finds that ADHD in women is overwhelmingly misunderstood.
Understood’s first-of-its-kind market research segmentation among parents of children who learn and think differently identifies five unique mindsets that parents adopt when navigating their child’s challenges.
Understood and The Harris Poll explored Generation Z’s experience in the workplace, as compared to other generations.
New research from Understood highlights the challenges and opportunities that people with learning and thinking differences, such as ADHD, dyslexia, or dyscalculia, face in the workplace.
This survey, conducted by Understood.org and The Harris Poll, found that enthusiasm for the back-to-school season differs significantly among parents.
This Understood study found that while Americans think social media helps build awareness and community around learning and thinking differences, it also spreads misinformation and perpetuates stigmas.
This study by Understood found that while a majority of parents believe learning and thinking differences are real, they still believe the false narratives around these disabilities.
This study by Understood and UnidosUS finds that teachers and parents predict increased challenges in the areas of academics, mental health, and social and emotional well-being.
In this 2021 study, Understood reveals the academic, emotional, and financial realities and implications of remote learning.
Explore Understood’s new toolkit that gives teachers actionable tools to understand IEPs: the laws, definitions, processes, and implementation. The toolkit was prepared with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
This comprehensive study, conducted by Understood and YouGov in the summer of 2020, reveals that parents are more aware of the challenges their child faces in school than before the pandemic.
Teachers need to develop knowledge and skills — and a belief in their own teaching abilities — to work effectively with their students who have learning and thinking differences. NCLD and Understood explored how to make that happen.
Read a summary of the 2017 report by the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Learn about prevalence, school supports, and common challenges. The report also highlights ways to improve student outcomes.