We’ve been hard at work developing new tools, resources, and events to launch the school year with our Bridge the Gap, Build the Year ...

The 2025 Silicon Valley State of Neurodiversity: Educator Pulse Check provides a clear view into how Silicon Valley educators understand and support neurodivergent and twice-exceptional (2e) students, spotlighting successes, identifying gaps, and outlining what’s needed next. Download your copy to explore the current landscape and see how REEL can help drive change.

At REEL, we believe every neurodivergent and twice-exceptional (2e) learner has unique strengths waiting to shine. Too often, traditional...

The Reframing Behaviors strategy grid is designed to help educators brainstorm classroom and school-level supports for students with a wide range of behavioral needs. The grid applies the strategies recommended in REEL’s DEAR REEL model and expands them to consider how they might be implemented for students with varying support needs.

This article provides a quick list of guiding questions to help educators uncover what a 2e/ND student is trying to communicate through their behavior.

Iour May 2025 support group for parenting 2e kids, Tarra Knotts discusses the traits and experiences of students with PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance). Read the transcript here I think I ran into real to eat before I ran into parents helping parents. But anyway, I've been running the PDA, pathological demand avoidance or pervasive drive for autonomy parent group with parents helping parents. Originally it started in real 2 and then we moved it over to parent helping parent

REEL and the Landmark College Bay Area Success Center co-hosted an online event for Bay Area college counselors to learn top tips for supporting neurodivergent students through the college search and selection process. Success Center Executive Director Sandra Fishler set the context for the discussion. REEL Co-Founder Callie Turk shared the parent perspective. Landmark College students Daniel and Talia shared their personal experiences.

At the July 2025 PHP REEL Support Group, Leisa, a 2e/neurodivergent parent and professional from Calm in Chaos Co who specializes in organizing spaces for neurodivergent brains and lifestyles, spoke about organizing for back to school. She follows a “strengths-based” philosophy. "What strengths do I have and how can I use my strengths and awareness of struggles to organize our spaces to work for us?" She offered great tips like, “take sensory sensitivity into consideration w