The Understood Blog

Our "Neurodiversity and Social Media Study" explores how Americans believe social media has impacted their perception of learning and thinking differences.

What we can expect for 2022—in the workplace, throughout the education system, and within schools.

On November 18, the Understood Podcast Network is launching The Opportunity Gap, a podcast for families with kids of color who learn and think differently.

More than 70 million people in the United States have a learning or thinking difference. But so often, people feel alone in these journeys. Understood wants to change that.

As a psychologist, I have spent over a decade investigating how learning and thinking differences can impact academic progress.

On September 9, Understood, with the American Academy of Pediatrics, UnidosUS, and CCSSO, hosted a virtual Town Hall featuring discussions with parents, pediatricians, teachers, and experts about how to address academic and emotional challenges that may arise this school year, and ways to make it a positive experience for all.

With the return to the classroom, let’s meet students where they are.

It has been quite a year. The pandemic changed the way we operated and lived in so many ways.

Understood’s experts are leaders in the field of education, disability inclusion, and learning and thinking differences. They help provide proven, vetted information that empowers the 1 in 5 people in the U.S. who learn and think differently. In the new “Understood Expert Spotlight” series, experts share more about their work and why they’re motivated to empower the 1 in 5.

Summer is here, vaccines are widely available in the U.S., and remote employees are trickling back to the office. For many, life feels like it’s getting back to normal.

When it comes to pandemic schooling, kids who learn and think differently are struggling.

More than a year into the pandemic, many families have faced challenges —from difficulties with distance learning to unemployment or financial instability, yet results from Understood’s new “Pandemic Learning Impact Study” highlight a stark difference between the experiences of neurotypical families compared to those whose children learn and think differently, like dyslexia and ADHD.