Mission and Vision

What we provide to our members

  • Newsletter that includes research and advocacy 
  • CEU/Webinars
  • Resources for clinicians and clients 

Purpose and Values

The mission of the Neurodiversity Interest Network (NIN) is to provide an inclusive and expansive space for AAMFT members who identify or are diagnosed with conditions, such as autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia, OCD, and Tourette syndrome, serve clients who identify or have a diagnosis, or AAMFT members who are allies or seeking to learn more about this broad community. We have chosen to use the euphemism neurodiverse as an adjective to describe a broad classification of individuals rather than the term neurodivergent to highlight the fact of ‘diverging from what?’
We actively seek to cultivate a professional organization that provides information, networking, and resources to professionals who work with clients or identify as neurodiverse/neurominoritized. We also seek to understand and advocate to address the systemic barriers preventing academic and professional development.

Background on the Group

Our group is brought together around the idea that a gap exists in systemic professional organizations that focus on neurodiversity. Some of our leadership team members and collaborators may identify as neurodiverse/neurominoritized, but everyone shares an interest and intent to work with this population. Joshua started networking to create and grow this community, because our field is currently organized so that every clinician focused on this topic is an independent island trying to recreate the wheel repeatedly. Through the creation of this topical interest network, we create a community that joins these islands into a continent where we share resources, knowledge, and best practices to create systemic change. 
GinaMarie and Joshua presented at the SFTC on the topic of Neurodiversity representing our group.