Building the cybersecurity community we wish had existed when we started.
Neurodiverse Hackers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit centering neurodivergent practitioners in cybersecurity. We focus on what actually helps: curated resources, real connection, and a space where you don't have to perform someone else's version of normal.
Why we exist.
The cybersecurity field has a lot of community spaces. Discords, conferences, professional associations, mentorship programs. Most of them are good. None of them are quite right for the practitioners who are autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, dyspraxic, or otherwise neurodivergent, and there are a lot of us. Industry surveys consistently show neurodivergent representation in cyber at well over double the general population rate.
The gap isn't talent. It's fit. Cyber community spaces are largely shaped by neurotypical defaults: networking events that demand small talk, conferences with sensory overload baked in, mentorship that rewards self-promotion over self-knowledge, hiring processes that test masking ability more than security skill. The people who thrive in those environments are the people who can perform a particular shape of professionalism. Everyone else either masks until they burn out, or quietly opts out.
Neurodiverse Hackers exists for the second group. We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by neurodivergent cybersecurity practitioners, focused on three things: curating resources that actually help, hosting a community where masking isn't the price of admission, and making neurodivergent voices in cyber more visible. We're small and intentional. We move at the pace we can sustain, and we're honest about what we have and haven't built yet.
What we believe.
If you're neurodivergent, there's a place for you here. If you support someone who is, there's a place for you too. We're building a community of people committed to these principles — what we believe, what we won't compromise on, and how we show up.
Identity-first language
Autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, dyspraxic. We default to what most of our community asks for and respect individual preference where it differs.
Lived experience over performance
We trust people who do the work, not people who sound credentialed. Show your work, share your experience, the rest follows.
Honest over polished
We say what's built and what isn't, what works and what failed. Polish without honesty is just marketing, and our community deserves better.
Free always wins
Money can be a barrier, especially for the people we exist to serve. Resources stay free. Discord stays free. Community stays free.
Anti-ABA, anti-cure
Neurodivergence is a way of being, not a problem to fix. We don't link organizations that promote ABA, conversion-style intervention, or "cure" rhetoric.
It's a fit problem, not a deficit
Neurodivergent practitioners don't need to be fixed for cyber. Cyber needs better fit with the people who already make it work.
Who runs this.
Two neurodivergent cybersecurity practitioners with day jobs in offensive security and bug bounty research. We started this because nobody else was building it.
For grant applications, sponsorship inquiries, or partnership discussions where formal bios matter, reach out at info@ndhack.org.
The official details.
For donors, grant reviewers, and anyone verifying we're who we say we are.
Verify our nonprofit status on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Donate via Givebutter; receipts are issued automatically.
Get in touch.
The right way to reach us depends on what you're trying to do.
Questions, ideas, hello
Anything not covered by the other categories. We read everything but need patience with replies.
info@ndhack.org →Sponsors, grants, collaborations
For organizations interested in supporting our work or building something together.
info@ndhack.org →Media, interviews, citations
Journalists and researchers writing about neurodiversity in cybersecurity. We're happy to talk on the record where it's useful.
info@ndhack.org →Already in the Discord?
For anything community-related, the Discord is the fastest way to reach us. Look for the founders or open a thread in #general.
Join Discord →Help us build this.
Whether you join the community, donate, or just send the site to someone who needs it, you're moving this forward.