• Expanding the Board

    11 2024
    11 2024
    The Foundation initiated recruitment for an international advisory board to...
  • Neuroinclusive City of the Year: Tilburg

    11 2024
    11 2024
    Tilburg earned the title for its outstanding efforts in neuroinclusion,...
  • Neurodive Event

    10 2024
    10 2024
    A first-of-its-kind event, Neurodive combined dance, art workshops, and relaxation...
  • Launch of the Research Fellows Program

    09 2024
    09 2024
    The Foundation introduced the Research Fellows Program, providing mentorship, coaching,...
  • Mikel Rijsdijk Grant

    08 2024
    08 2024
    The annual Mikel Rijsdijk Grant provided winners with tailored coaching...
  • Proposals for a Neurdivergent-friendly country

    07 2024
    07 2024
    Invited by political party NSC, by neuroinclusive parliamentarians Faith Bruyning...
  • Neuroemergence Conference Redefined

    06 2024
    06 2024
    The Neuroemergence Conference adopted a month-long format, offering a dynamic...
  • Leiden Named Neuroinclusive City of the Year

    06 2024
    06 2024
    During the ND Pride celebrations, Leiden received the title “Neuroinclusive...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Day officiated in New York

    06 2024
    06 2024
    New York officially recognized Neurodiversity Pride Day as an annual...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Day 2024

    06 2024
    06 2024
    ND Pride Day 2024 engaged 15 countries and reached 1.5...
  • J Grange Joins as Ambassador

    06 2024
    06 2024
    Youth keynote speaker J Grange joined the Foundation as an...
  • Neurospicy Workshops

    05 2024
    05 2024
    In preparation for ND Pride 2024, Leiden hosted workshops where...
  • ND Hacks: A Platform for Neurodivergent Innovation

    05 2024
    05 2024
    The ND Hacks platform was developed as a continuation of...
  • Publication of What’s Alive in You?

    05 2024
    05 2024
    Following the success of What’s Strong With You?, the second...
  • Limbo Project: Supporting Queer Refugees

    05 2024
    05 2024
    Partnering with other organizations creating the EU-supported Limbo Project, the...
  • Parliamentary Session on Neuroinclusion

    04 2024
    04 2024
    Founder Tjerk Feitsma, invited by NIP Award winner Lisa, presented...
  • Autvinder Awards: Celebrating Neurodivergent Creativity

    04 2024
    04 2024
    The inaugural Autvinder Awards showcased the innovative talents of 20...
  • Barefoot Coaching Program

    04 2024
    04 2024
    As part of an EU-supported initiative, the Barefoot Coaching Program...
  • Brain Awareness Week Collaboration

    03 2024
    03 2024
    Aligned with the Dana Foundation’s Brain Awareness Week, the Foundation...
  • Neurodiversity Education Academy (NEA) Community Meetings

    03-2024
    03-2024
    The Neurodiversity Education Academy launched monthly community meetings, offering free...
  • Annual Supper: Connecting the foundational family

    01 2024
    01 2024
    This year’s Annual Supper brought together the Neurodiversity Foundation’s vibrant...
  • Autvinder Competition for Autistic inventors

    01 2024
    01 2024
    Autvinder is a brandnew competition to find the best autistic...
  • Neuroinclusivity Award

    11 2023
    11 2023
    The foundation was ‘awarded’ with a prize for neuroinclusivity. While...
  • New Halftone Design for ND Pride 2024

    11 2023
    11 2023
    The new design for ND Pride 2024, created by Mozambican...
  • Putting ND Pride on the political agenda

    11 2023
    11 2023
    There are so many steps happening for ND Pride, that...
  • The value of First Times at Diversity Week

    10 2023
    10 2023
    The foundation had a great Diversity week with many presentations...
  • Free resources by the Neurodiversity Education Academy

    10 2023
    10 2023
    The educational department of the foundation, the Neurodiversity Education Academy...
  • Thanking the NIP winners

    10 2023
    10 2023
    Every 2 year “The NIP” (neuroinclusive politician award) is given...
  • Beyond Distractions

    10 2023
    10 2023
    Our ambassador Diantha joined many other european youths in the...
  • Let’s Talk Sessions

    09 2023
    09 2023
    Diversity is so much larger than neurodiversity alone, therefore 2...
  • Round Numbers

    09 2023
    09 2023
    We have been plotting our social media numbers and are...
  • Pride Slogan goes global

    08 2023
    08 2023
    Our organization aims to serve the world and all neurodivergents...
  • Summer Shindig with foundational family

    08 2023
    08 2023
    During August many of the volunteers and teammembers of the...
  • Community Gatherings

    07 2023
    07 2023
    The Neurodiversity Education Academy started hosting Community Gatherings for late-diagnosed...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Flag Ritual

    06 2023
    06 2023
    The last ND Pride flag, was hoisted by the government...
  • First Neurodiversity Flags Hoisted!

    06 2023
    06 2023
    In 2023, we hoisted the first Neurodiversity Pride flags, in...
  • 24 Hours ND DJ Raid Train – Secret rave for ND Pride

    06 2023
    06 2023
    An amazing 24 hours ND DJ Raidtrain event was organized...
  • NIP Award

    06 2023
    06 2023
    The winner of the bi-annual Neuroinclusive Politician award (the “NIP”)...
  • Launch Neurodiversity In Business NL Chapter

    06 2023
    06 2023
    The launching event of NiB-NL was organized for 70 participants...
  • ND Groundwork

    06 2023
    06 2023
    ND Groundwork is a virtual community event brought to you...
  • Whats Strong With You Instagram Campaign

    05 2023
    05 2023
    In May the “Whats strong with you campaign” started on...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Flag

    05 2023
    05 2023
    To support the new ND Pride activity “Hoisting the ND...
  • Sensory Hubs Research

    05 2023
    05 2023
    The 399 page research about how to create sensory hubs...
  • Whats Strong With You Book in the “Oval Office”

    04 2023
    04 2023
    During presentations, like the workshop for the Deutsche Bank, the...
  • Brain Awareness Publication

    03 2023
    03 2023
    To celebrate Brain Awareness Week, the neurodiversity Education Academy launched...
  • Political Endorsements

    03 2023
    03 2023
    In March, with the new dutch elections, the Neurodiversity Foundation...
  • Shaking hand with royalty & diverse leaders

    03 2023
    03 2023
    At the Diverse Leaders in Tech conference, the founding members...
  • Neurodiversity Score Card for political parties

    02/2023
    02/2023
    To show neurodivergents which political party is supporting neurodivergents and...
  • NIP Award Research

    01 23
    01 23
    The Neuro-Inclusive Politician Award is a bi-annual award for the...
  • Social Media Rising

    12 2022
    12 2022
    The channels from the Neurodiversity Foudation and the Neurodiversity Education...
  • NeuroEmerScent

    12 2022
    12 2022
    The annual supper is an event for the teammembers of...
  • NIP: First Pro-ND Unanimous Political Motion

    11 2022
    11 2022
    The party of the winner of the NIP award introduced...
  • New Websites

    11 2022
    11 2022
    To create a better digital presence, the foundation is reworking...
  • Together Randomizer

    10 2022
    10 2022
    The “Together Team” working on the social meetup project for...
  • NeuroEmergence Team Weekend

    10 2022
    10 2022
    To make a plan for 2023, the members of the...
  • Social Space of Autism from the Inside Conference

    09 2022
    09 2022
    The Neurodiversity Foundation, gifted their social gathering space to Paul...
  • Neurodiversity In Business Netherlands

    09 2022
    09 2022
    In the Netherlands, the founding members of which the Neurodiversity...
  • Stride Shirts

    08 2022
    08 2022
    The first prototypes of the Stride Shirt, for use during...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Day

    06 2022
    06 2022
    Celebrated for the last time on June 18th, the 5th...
  • Stride App

    05 2022
    05 2022
    In order to create the worlds first record attempt as...
  • Karol joins the Foundation

    04 2022
    04 2022
    Karol Henke, the former NVA chief, joins the Neurodiversity Foundation...
  • Brain Awareness Week / Neurodiversity Celebration Week

    03 2022
    03 2022
    The Neurodiversity Education Academy team, lead by Lana & Saskia,...
  • Foundational Anniversary

    02 2022
    02 2022
    On Februari 15th we had our 4th foundational anniversary of...
  • Neurodivergent Politics

    2 2022
    2 2022
    The Neurodiversity Foundation has started to assemble and pitch the...
  • Ambition Reloaded

    01 2022
    01 2022
    With new energy and zest, board meetings are held while...
  • Closing the Year

    12 2021
    12 2021
    We delayed our Annual Supper event, and looked back to...
  • Supporting Harvard Medical School Coaches

    11 2021
    11 2021
    Lana, the Chair of the foundation, presents for 300 participants...
  • Closing the Amstelveen Office

    10 2021
    10 2021
    Due to construction work, the temporary office of the Neurodiversity...
  • Brainy App in Dutch Language

    09 2021
    09 2021
    The Brainy App, downloaded more than a thousand users, is...
  • Partnering with USA

    08 2021
    08 2021
    In summer we met, and started the preparation and cooperation...
  • Cum Laude Level

    07 2021
    07 2021
    The foundation creates internships and research quests for the brightest...
  • Mikel Rijsdijk Grant

    06 2021
    06 2021
    In June 2021 the Mikel Rijsdijk Grant was initiated by...
  • Pride Universe of the Neurodiverse – Live!

    06 2021
    06 2021
    To celebrate Neurodiversity Pride Day, a enormeous undertaking was realized...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Day 2021

    06 2021
    06 2021
    The largest ever edition of Neurodiversity Pride Day was held...
  • Political History

    6 2021
    6 2021
    On June 17th, after a talk with the foundation, Dutch...
  • Sylvana Simons Wins Neuro Inclusive Politican Award

    06 2021
    06 2021
    Sylvana Simons, founder of the BIJ1 political party, has won...
  • Billboards for Neurodiversity Pride Day

    06 2021
    06 2021
    In the Schiphol Airport area, and in the Amsterdam downtown...
  • Secret Rave for Pride

    06 2021
    06 2021
    Dutch DJ Nozem recording a special set of his own...
  • New ambassador

    05 2021
    05 2021
    The foundation is delighted to share that Suzanne Agterberg joined...
  • Recording sessions of the Neurodiversity Pride Anthem

    04 2021
    04 2021
    For Neurodiversity Pride Day, a new music group was assembled...
  • Brain Awareness Week 2021

    03 2021
    03 2021
    To celebrate the Brain Awareness Week of 2021, the educational...
  • Neurodiversity Education Academy

    03 2021
    03 2021
    The Neurodiversity Education Academy has shaped up, and flexes her...
  • Stemadvies – Elections

    02 2021
    02 2021
    To make sure that the Dutch Parliament has neurodiverse friendly...
  • Stemadvies – Start of Campaign

    01 2021
    01 2021
    In a time of great division in our nation, the...
  • Annual Supper 2020

    12 2020
    12 2020
    As is tradition, we gathered at the end of the...
  • Locked down but safe

    12 2020
    12 2020
    In the second lockdown of the year, we decided to...
  • Gaming for neuro-inclusion

    11 2020
    11 2020
    A new project to create a game that fosters awareness,...
  • Amstelveen says Yes to Pride 2021

    10 2020
    10 2020
    On behalf of the city, Alderman van Ballegooijen, says ‘YES’...
  • Together Android app getting ready

    09 2020
    09 2020
    In fall we celebrated the achievements of the Together team...
  • Together Beta testing

    08 2020
    08 2020
    To test our latest build of Together App, spearheaded by...
  • Evaluating Pride

    07 2020
    07 2020
    After Pride Day itself, we evaluate each element, to see...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Day resultaten

    06 2020
    06 2020
    After the 3rd dutch edition of the Neurodiversity Pride Day,...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Day 2020

    06 2020
    06 2020
    After months of preparation, the day of neurodivergent pride is...
  • Neurodiversity Education Academy starts

    06 2020
    06 2020
    The Neurodiversity Education Academy is a place where you can...
  • First podcast

    06 2020
    06 2020
    In a first time for us to join a podcast,...
  • Social Media following

    06 2020
    06 2020
    Our facebook page got its 500th follower!
  • First secured Family intranet

    05 2020
    05 2020
    The technical project, leading to Family Signs App, had gotten...
  • New ‘Office’: Zoom calls

    04 2020
    04 2020
    Due to the Corona Virus, we cancelled our physical locations...
  • World Autism Awareness Day

    04 2020
    04 2020
    Due to Corona, many of the activities of Autism Awareness...
  • Support rewriting book

    03 2020
    03 2020
    ‘Gezond van Kop tot Teen’, is a informational book written...
  • Brain Awareness Week 2020

    03 2020
    03 2020
    Due to the start of the pandemic, all organized activities...
  • Quarantine Time!

    02 2020
    02 2020
    Due to the upcoming pandemic, we decided to ‘do the...
  • Meeting MindAffect

    02 2020
    02 2020
    In a supportive session with MindAffect, an assistive tech company...
  • 2nd Birthday

    02 2020
    02 2020
    A Virtual Slice of love pie for everyone! Today is...
  • Newsletter support for Pride

    02 2020
    02 2020
    In the newsletter of our friends of Impuls & Woortblind,...
  • Pride Friends at NLs main ADHD/Dyslexia organisation Impuls/Woortblind

    02 2020
    02 2020
    Invited by our friends at Impuls/Woortblind, Renee & Tjerk pitcht...
  • Heroes in Amsterdam

    02 2020
    02 2020
    On this day, in our meeting with Tjerk & Lana...
  • An offer we didn’t want to refuse

    2 2020
    2 2020
    The Athens Initiative is saying yes to working together with...
  • Supportsessions

    01 2020
    01 2020
    In January, we were invited to discuss options about implementing...
  • Youngest Dev joins the Work

    01 2020
    01 2020
    Tjerk & Boris making the plan for phase 2 of...
  • Family Signs promo #2

    07 2020
    07 2020
    Family Signs got its 2nd promotional video, this one made...
  • Design Your Life Kick off

    01 2020
    01 2020
    On the 7th of January 2020, the Design Your Life...
  • New Mayor, first office in Amstelveen

    01 2020
    01 2020
    Our first activity of the year, was to present ourselves...
  • Brainy MVP first tests

    12 2019
    12 2019
    Omotola showing the functionality of the Brainy MVP to the...
  • Annual Supper with the Team

    12 2019
    12 2019
    Once a year, the foundation (&2Tango) have a social dinner,...
  • Technological Roundtable

    12 2019
    12 2019
    Roundtable in Eindhoven with Edgar of Cor Wit Fonds and...
  • Brainy first prototype live!

    12 2019
    12 2019
    Brainy MVP Apps core functionality of registering brainy states is...
  • Core Values: love, diversity & connection

    12 2019
    12 2019
    As our extended foundational family reaches a total of 30...
  • Signs Remote prototype ready

    11 2019
    11 2019
    Our technical team forged the pototype of the Signs Remote...
  • Progress has many rythm

    11 2019
    11 2019
    At NVA congres, we met the founder of Ritme (An...
  • Signs Remote prototype tested

    11 2019
    11 2019
    21 November 2019 is the day that 100 students &...
  • Meewerken bij Eemland joins the Together project

    10 2019
    10 2019
    New Friends Dennis & Monica run a workfocussed centre for...
  • Neurodivergent Pride Kite

    10 2019
    10 2019
    While…. its probably accidental, Apple released a new “Kite” icon,...
  • PRDWLK!

    09 2019
    09 2019
    Tjerk & Diantha taking a walk of pride, after meeting...
  • Marketing for Good

    09 2019
    09 2019
    At SWAP Day, we brainstormed ideas to promote Pride Day...
  • 2 Offices & 10 tech contributors

    09 2019
    09 2019
    Our ‘Shatterdome’ in Rotterdam (the name for the development area...
  • Showing what we’ve build

    08 2019
    08 2019
    One of our sponsors, the SIDN fund, invited Tjerk, Omotola...
  • Supported book published by author

    08 2019
    08 2019
    The ‘Junior Poepdokter’ is written by Nienke Gottenbos, a well-known...
  • Athenian Summer

    08 2019
    08 2019
    During the hot summer of 2019, the Athenians of 2Tango...
  • Board Meeting 2019

    07 2019
    07 2019
    Second boardmeeting of the year at the Eye with Lana, ...
  • Team Pride

    06 2019
    06 2019
    Team working on Brainy, Mini & Signs. This picture was...
  • Pride Event Amsterdam

    06 2019
    06 2019
    Workshop ‘Embrace your differentness’ on the Neurodiversity Pride Day, at...
  • Wall of Inclusion

    06 2019
    06 2019
    Deputy Mayor Marijn van Ballegooijen was the very first official...
  • Premiere Video series ‘Powerfully Different’

    06 2019
    06 2019
    The video series of the Neurodiversity Foundation made for Pride...
  • Rotterdam Pride Day Event: Codifying the first word of Signs

    06 2019
    06 2019
    The Neurodiversity Pride Day event in Rotterdam, had aTech meet-up...
  • Influencers Campaign for Pride

    06 2019
    06 2019
    First ‘Swipe Left’ post of the foundation, ever. The post...
  • Value of Female Autistics – Video series

    06 2019
    06 2019
    To illuminate the world with the real existence of many...
  • The many paths towards cooperations

    06 2019
    06 2019
    As we grow with the aims we wish to move...
  • Preparing the We Are All Nuts campaign

    05 2019
    05 2019
    Preparation of the social influencer campagne,  sending packages with T-shirt, ...
  • Amstelveen joins Neurodiversity Pride

    05 2019
    05 2019
    Prepping and preparing for the Neurodiversiteitsrede, with representatives of the...
  • Brainy Shipped Worldwide

    04 2019
    04 2019
    With more and more requests from schools coming in, we...
  • Keynote for Autism week 2019 (NL)

    03 2019
    03 2019
    Tjerk gave a keynote to the NVA (Dutch association for...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Preparatory Planning

    03 2019
    03 2019
    The Neurodiversity Pride Day will be held on the 18th...
  • My Amazing Brain in classrooms – Brain Awareness Week

    03 2019
    03 2019
    To celebrate Brain Awareness Week, the Neurodiversity Foundation published the...
  • Starting the supercomponents

    03 2019
    03 2019
    Deepdive day with the first days of specialists Georgia, Dominic...
  • Brainy App

    03 2019
    03 2019
    For the new innovations we are creating, we are also...
  • Considering international partnerships

    03 2019
    03 2019
    To reach the level of 10 million users, we must...
  • Three wonderful persons join the Initiative

    02 2019
    02 2019
    On our first first Birthday, three new athenians officially started....
  • Speech therapists join the research

    02 2019
    02 2019
    From Eindhoven, three speech therapist who are ‘best at class’...
  • Neurodiversity Foundation presents at Data Science for Good

    02 2019
    02 2019
    The new collaboration organization for organizations that work with data...
  • Creation of the My Amazing Brain Magazine

    02 2019
    02 2019
    To support the move towards a more neurodiverse and inclusive...
  • New style of 2Tango.Dating demo

    02 2019
    02 2019
    Wybe is coding the 2Tango.Dating app, with the Together functionality,...
  • Grant for the Messenger prototype

    01 2019
    01 2019
    Since the research effort is going very well, the SIDN...
  • Neurodiversity Foundation annual supper

    12 2018
    12 2018
    On the annual supper,  members of the Neurodiversity Foundation come...
  • Data Scientists join the research

    11 2018
    11 2018
    To grow the research efforts, the ATHENS Initiative pitches their...
  • Product Manager joins the Initative

    11 2018
    11 2018
    Growing in ambition and enthusiasm, need a product manager to...
  • Happiness detection system

    11 2018
    11 2018
    The 2 winnings teams of the Qchallenge collect their prices,...
  • VR Experience for Sensory Overload

    11 2018
    11 2018
    The Hogeschool van Amsterdam joins the initiative, and in the...
  • Opening the stock exchange

    10 2018
    10 2018
    Neurodiversity Foundation & Ece & Tulpp opened the stock exchange.
  • Hackathon Q Challenge

    10 2018
    10 2018
    To celebrate the anniversary of Qualogy, they organize a Hackathon...
  • Meeting Sophia

    10 2018
    10 2018
    Hopeful to be leading researchers in our field one day...
  • Signs gamification team

    09 2018
    09 2018
    Research team for Signs learning & gamification opportunities. An excellent...
  • Commercial managers join the research

    08 2018
    08 2018
    To decide where we will ship our product to, is...
  • 2Tango receives grant from Citylab for 2Tango.Work

    07 2018
    07 2018
    2Tango was given a significant grant to research & build...
  • Making friends everywhere

    07 2018
    07 2018
    Because our ambitions of the ATHENS Initiative are bold, and...
  • DevDay

    07 2018
    07 2018
    Devdays, short for Developer Day, are held monthly in either...
  • Neurodiversity Pride Day

    06 2018
    06 2018
    On the 18th of June 2018, the Neurodiversity Pride Day...
  • Creation of visual works

    05 2018
    05 2018
    We needed a bright mind to create our core visual...
  • Funding the Foundation

    05 2018
    05 2018
    Winning the Big Pitch and getting the funds to start...
  • Board Meetings

    04 2018
    04 2018
    The foundation has three board meetings each year. On these...
  • Developer builds first Together prototypes

    03 2018
    03 2018
    One of our first developers Wybe, has allways been dedicated...
  • Foundation officially created

    02 2018
    02 2018
    On the 15th of February 2018 the Neurodiversity Foundation was...
  • Putting Neurodiversity on the political agenda

    02 2018
    02 2018
    ATHENS Initiative joins Merlijn Goldsack (Merlin Blue) and Saskia Buma...
  • Presenting at Inspirator

    02 2018
    02 2018
    At Inspirator, the newest upcoming healthcare initiative represent themselves, and...
  • Moving to the Third Office of the ATHENS Initiative

    11 2017
    11 2017
    Setting up the organizations 2Tango & Neurodiversity Foundation, as a...
  • CTO starts Mini.ai research

    11 2017
    11 2017
    A new research start to cover the issue of ‘dynamic...
  • Back to school

    11 2017
    11 2017
    After winning the Sustainable Healthcare Challenge, the team of early...
  • Showcasing solutions

    10 2017
    10 2017
    Showcasing our works to autistics results in them supporting our...
  • Second office

    10 2017
    10 2017
    Our second office was small, and shared with Burg Foods,...