Leveraging AI to Amplify Neurodivergent Strengths

This talk will explore how AI tools (such as ChatGPT) can support neurodivergent* individuals—like those with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia—by enhancing reading, writing, and organizational skills. We’ll cover practical strategies tailored for students, faculty, and staff. Join us to discover how AI can empower neurodivergent minds and help unlock their full potential in academic and professional settings.  Anyone may benefit from strategies shared in this talk, and all Harvard faculty, staff, and students, whether neurodivergent or not, are invited to attend!

Speaker from 5:30 – 6:30, followed by hors d’oeuvres for in-person guests.

Guest Speaker Justin Vincent is a seasoned data science leader with 20+ years of expertise in AI, ML, and data analytics. He co-leads the Applied Science team at Liberty Mutual, where he drives innovative projects in machine learning and generative AI.  Justin holds a PhD in Psychology from Harvard University and previously taught courses on Memory and Sensation & Perception at Harvard Summer School and Extension School.

Location:  Science & Engineering Complex (SEC), 150 Western Ave., Allston, Room LL2.221.1 and Zoom.

Register for this event by visiting arcscheduler.fas.harvard.edu.  If you cannot access the ARC Scheduler or have questions, please use your Harvard email address to email academicresourcecenter@harvard.edu with “ND/AI Event” in the header and either “in person” or “virtual” in the text. A Zoom link will be shared with virtual guests.

Co-hosted by the Academic Resource Center; the MiND Project’s Neurodiversity Affinity Group; SEAS InTouch; the SEAS Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging; and GSAS Student Center Intellectual and Social Fellows.  Sponsored by a grant from the Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging’s Culture Lab Innovation Fund (CLIF).

*A Harvard Health Newsletter article defines “neurodiversity” as “the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one ‘right’ way of thinking, learning and behaving, and differences are not viewed as deficits.”

Harvard University welcomes individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. Anyone with a disability who would like to request accommodations or who has questions about physical access may email the Academic Resource Center in advance of the program.