Our contributors

is a senior director of instruction, AP for All Initiative, with the New York City Department of Education.

Women with ADHD share their stories.

is a show editor at Understood.

has more than 20 years of supporting diverse professionals across multiple industries.

is a special education teacher and adjunct instructor at Hunter College.

is a writer and editor for many national publications.

is a pediatric occupational therapist who specializes in sensory integration. She has a private clinic in New York City.

was the senior manager of editorial research at Understood. She is a former educator and presents nationwide at education conferences.

is a family doctor in Concord, New Hampshire, and the father of a child with dyslexia.

blog posts are personal stories that parents and other individuals have asked to write anonymously.

is a passionate advocate for kids.

is a lawyer specializing in special needs estate planning and trust and estate administration.

is a freelance writer covering learning disabilities, education, health, and parenting.

is the parent and partner advisor for Understood at the Poses Family Foundation.

are the founders of EdTherapy NYC.

is the author of nearly 30 books for young readers. She’s a certified life coach, bullying prevention expert, and journalist.

is senior director of learning resources and research at the National Center for Learning Disabilities.

is a writer and editor who teaches English as a second language (ESL) at New York University.

graduated from Oral Roberts University with a bachelor’s degree in communication and writing.

is a PhD student in educational psychology. She previously taught secondary English and special education.

lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three children. Her youngest has dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD.

is a professor of special education at the University of Kansas. He specializes in technology-based solutions for students.

is pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.

is a Young Adult author from Atlanta. His first book is “The Taking of Jake Livingston.” He has worked as an intern and content creator for the editorial team at Understood.

is a psychiatrist at the Child Mind Institute, where he is senior director of the psychopharmacology service.

is an Orton–Gillingham Dyslexia Specialist, a private tutor, and a retired reading intervention teacher.

is a research professor at the Center for the Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University School of Education.

looks at how young children learn to read, why so many kids struggle, and how to help them succeed.

is an advocate for disability justice in the workplace and beyond.

is the lead of insight at Understood and host of the podcast “Hyperfocus with Rae Jacobson.”

is an attorney and writer living in New Jersey, and the father of three.

is a digital editor/copywriter as well as a yoga therapist and stress coach.

is an advocate for exceptional students and promotes literacy, especially among people with dyslexia.

is a health care journalist, a fertility expert, and author of “The Doula Advantage” and “FabJob Guide to Become a Doula.”

is the Nancy M. and John E. Lindahl Professor at the Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota.

is an attorney and mediator and the co-author of eight books on disability and the law.

has extensive experience working in early intervention programs as well as mental health and public school settings.

is a New Jersey–based writer and editor and mother of two.

is a communications consultant and the mother of two kids navigating life with ADHD, anxiety, and learning disabilities.

was the program manager for the product team at Understood.

is a postdoctoral fellow at the Nathanson Family Resilience Center at the University of California, Los Angeles.