Dr. Lawrence Fung discusses how Stanford is helping maximize neurodiverse talents and opportunities.

(VIDEO - 28 minutes) Dr. Lawrence Fung is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and the director of the Stanford Neurodiversity Project, which strives to uncover the strengths of neurodiverse individuals and utilize their talents to increase innovation and productivity of the society as a whole. He is also a scientist and psychiatrist specialized in autism, and the father of a son on the spectrum.

For more about The Stanford Neurodiversity Project and Summit: https://med.stanford.edu/neurodiversity.html

For more about Dr. Fung’s lab: http://med.stanford.edu/funglab.html

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