The Understood Blog

In 2024, we’ve raised awareness, provided vital resources, and helped countless individuals navigate challenges, discover strengths, and build confidence.

You have the power to make a change this Giving Tuesday!

Discover key takeaways from Understood.org’s co-president and chief marketing officer, Nathan Friedman, on how you can advance accessibility by understanding and supporting neurodiversity in the workplace.

From the public launch of the Wunder community app, to rolling out our workplace offerings, to pursuing our “Be the Reason” campaign, 2022 was an exciting year at Understood.org.

Saavedra discusses season 2 of “The Opportunity Gap” podcast, where we can all take action to support Black and brown kids — and what he’s most hopeful about in education.

Learn how you can take action this October.

Understood.org challenged students to design a game that is fun, playable by everyone, and helps players experience what it feels like to learn and think differently.

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

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.

October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month — a time to recognize the more than 70 million people in the United States who have learning and thinking differences. It’s also a time to share the variety of tools, strategies, and initiatives that can support people on their journey.