Jonathan Mooney's Core Values as a Long-Time Neurodiversity Advocate

With more than 22 years as a writer and neurodiversity advocate under his belt, Jonathan Mooney talks about the core values of his work, from reframing “the problem”—not the person with learning differences; rather the way the differences are treated—to the shift from remediation to universal design with accommodations for all learners.

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Jonathan Mooney

Jonathan Mooney is an award-winning writer, entrepreneur, and activist with dyslexia, who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. Jonathan has spent his professional career as a social entrepreneur developing organizations, programs, and initiatives to improve the lives of marginalized groups. In 1997, as an undergraduate at Brown University, Jonathan co-founded Project Eye-To-Eye, a non-profit advocacy organization for students with learning differences that works with more than 10,000 parents, educators, and students.

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