Stories from The Future of Normal
EDUCATION
MARTIN
Neurodivergent Private School
New York City
REX
Homeschooling
Rural Vermon
JAKOR
Inclusive School District
Teaneck, New Jersey
SYSTEMS
DR. MEL
Neuroinclusive Healthcare
SUMMER
Advocacy & Neuroinclusive Workplace
“We all have different brains. We think, learn, play, communicate, and experience the world differently. ‘One size fits all’ does not work for all. Everything we do, we offer in multiple different ways. We believe this is an important part of helping people feel like they belong.”
- Dr. Mel
DANTE
Criminal Justice & Prison Reform
“I was what they considered hyperactive. I got put on Ritalin and Thorazine. I was thirteen. I think it stems from doctors just trying to put a Band Aid on a bullet wound.”
- Dante
“Growing up, I realized that I was different early on. My younger self really struggled to fit in ... and it made me feel really invisible. Having an autism diagnosis is allowing me to really belong. It made me feel this connection that I had been longing for most of my life.”
- Summer
ASHLEY
Public Policy
“I remember struggling to read. There was a point in middle school, where I felt like people in my classes had other classes that I didn’t know about... I was devastated. I graduated from high school with a 1.4 GPA.”
- Ashley