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Understood is the only lifelong guide for those who learn and think differently. Today, we reach more than 20 million people each year, helping them discover their potential, learn how to take control, find community, and stay on a positive path along each stage of life’s journey. Once learning and thinking differences are embraced, confidence is built, community is created, jobs become careers, and life is more fulfilling.
To further our mission of supporting, advocating for, and creating awareness around the 1 in 5 people who learn and think differently, Understood launched for/by: an ezine on Medium that aims to counter the misconceptions of learning and thinking differences by sharing real stories, perspectives, and experiences from neurodiverse individuals.
The Understood Podcast Network offers real talk and personal stories for and from people who learn and think differently. Our four podcasts bring new voices, perspectives, and visibility that you won’t get anywhere else.
In It
Listen to the joys and frustrations of supporting kids who learn and think differently.
ADHD Aha!
Hear stories about the single moment when it clicked that a person — or someone they know — has ADHD.
How'd You Get That Job?!
Explore the unique (and often unexpected) career paths of people who learn and think differently.
The Opportunity Gap
Hear about how to close the opportunity gap for kids of color with learning and thinking differences, like dyslexia, ADHD, and more.
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Chief Executive Officer & Founder
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Co-President & Chief Marketing Officer
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Co-President & Chief Product Officer
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Chief Administrative Officer & Head of Workplace
Learn more about our experts and their areas of focus
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Subject Matter Expert, Understood
Areas of expertise: special education, learning disabilities and ADHD, early intervention
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Executive Director, Learning Development, Understood
Areas of expertise: special education, learning disabilities and ADHD, school administration
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Executive Director, Learning and Emotional Assessment Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Areas of expertise: neuropsychology, mental health, learning disabilities, ADHD
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Joan Weiler Arnow ’49 Professor and Chair of Education Program, Lasell University
Areas of expertise: bilingual special education services, learning disabilities, and multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS)
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Clinician in Private Practice; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine
Areas of expertise: clinical psychology
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Subject Matter Expert, Psychology and Learning, Understood
Areas of expertise: special education, ADHD, social-emotional functioning, mental health
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