The Neurodiversity Center (B131) is open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM for all neurodivergent Bellevue College students. (Faculty and staff are also welcome!) We are operating virtually on Fridays.
To reach us virtually Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM, you can email, text, or chat with us on Teams.
For our students’ privacy, we are not open to the public. A virtual tour is available online.
Properly worn KF94, KN95, or N95 masks are still required in our space.
When I first considered that I’d be going to college I was a little nervous, but seeing the Neurodiversity Navigators program videos made me feel reassured that I could easily make my way into college and continue on from there.
Incoming First Year Student
As an educational program of the Center for Career Connections as part of the R.I.S.E. Learning Institute, the Neurodiversity Navigators (formerly Autism Spectrum Navigators) program offers educational opportunities along with individualized advocacy and access services for Neurodivergent Bellevue College students.
Students who have met the College admission requirements must follow the steps on the Future Students page by the deadlines listed, including filling out an application form and meeting with us individually to discuss your interest in the program.
Our mission is to provide educational opportunities to increase self-knowledge that lead to successful academic outcomes in the areas of executive functioning, self-regulation, social interaction, self-advocacy, and career preparation, along with advocacy and access services for neurodivergent students; and to actively promote a campus and community environment of inclusion and understanding of students, faculty and staff with neurological differences.
Note: Program Entry is Summer only. Current students please see our Current Student page for available supports. Incoming students, we look forward to seeing you at our Q&A Sessions in January 2024!
For more information, see Program Information or view the videos on our Information Session page.
The Neurodiversity Navigators program provides services separate from the Disability Resource Center (DRC). Students are encouraged to contact the DRC and may register with them for accommodations at any time during the year.
Email: asn@bellevuecollege.edu or phone: (425) 564-2764.
Recent News:
Date posted: July 20, 2023
Colleges expand support for people with autism, other developmental disorders ANNA LOFGREN - UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, JULY 20, 2023 ... Willamette University’s program for “neurodiverse” students, College Access Navigators, or CAN, provides services like peer mentoring with a focus on “collaborative problem solving,” according to a CAN slideshow. Additional services provided by CAN include scheduling ...more about The College Fix: Colleges Expand Support
Date posted: August 5, 2021
Bellevue’s Neurodiversity Navigators Program: “We use a threefold approach,” Sanders Gardner says. “We support our students, their strengths and job skills. Second, we help them find ways to remove their barriers, whether it’s college accommodation, workplace skills, social relationships and so forth. Finally, we help them with self-advocacy, where they learn to speak up for ...more about What does it mean to be an autism-supportive college? Neurodiversity Navigators in EdTech Magazine
Date posted: November 13, 2020
Abby Leaver can fit her whole life into a dorm room. Within the confines of small, apartment-style student housing, the Bellevue College resident assistant (RA) attends online classes and violin lessons, participates in Zoom happy hours and online games with friends, and cares for her cat. She’s doing the things many college students are doing ...more about Neurodiversity Navigators in TEEN VOGUE
