The Neurodiversity in Education Project empowers young people, teachers, schools, whānau, and policymakers to celebrate neurodiversity and create the neuroinclusive education system we urgently need.
Why neuroinclusion matters
Every young person has a unique brain that experiences, processes, communicates, and learns in its own way—this is neurodiversity. One in five have brains that differ significantly, such as those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, giftedness, or FASD. These students are neurodivergent.
Our education system wasn’t designed with neurodiversity in mind, leaving far too many neurodivergent students facing underachievement, disengagement, and poor mental health, without the support they need.
Building a neuroinclusive education system requires us to build the capability and commitment of teachers and schools, ensure access to specialist resources as and when required, support whānau, and empower neurodivergent learners. Every school, every classroom, every day.
What we do
Supporting neurodivergent students
We provide free, fun & practical programmes and resources for schools, teachers, parents, and students.
Advocate and partner for change
We advocate, alongside our partners, for the bold systemic changes required to ensure a neuroinclusive education system.
Our programmes & projects
MindPlus is a half-day a week specialised support programme for Y2-10 high potential neurodivergent learners. Students & schools can access the programme in a number of different ways:
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At our units in Auckland and Christchurch - learn more
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Online, at school or home - learn more
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At their own schools - learn more
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About high potential learners - learn more
MindPlus is a half-day a week specialised support programme for Y2-10 high potential neurodivergent learners. Students & schools can access the programme in a number of different ways:
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At our units in Auckland and Christchurch - learn more
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Online, at school or home - learn more
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At their own schools - learn more
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About high potential learners - learn more
Building A Neuroinclusive School is a FREE programme and learning platform supporting teachers and school leaders to build neuroinclusive learning environments with simple, practical resources, templates, professional learning and peer connection.
Welcome to My Brain is a powerful new programme designed to build awareness and understanding of neurodiversity. Using a simple card game, it builds student, teacher and whānau understanding of neurodiversity and its implications for learning and careers, one conversation at a time. The programme includes classroom kits, how-to-use resources, workshops and a podcast featuring inspiring Kiwis.
Our Partners
The Neurodiversity in Education Coalition comprises four national organisations whose constituents make up a large proportion of neurodiverse young people in NZ. We are committed to working together, with other neurodiversity orgnanisations, and with Government to ensure every neurodiverse learner has what they need to succeed,
The Young Neurodiversity Champions are a group of rangatahi aged 15 to 23 standing up to change the way we think about neurodiversity and support young people in our education system.