Alot of my focus over the recent months has been on taking an ecological approach to Autistic community and wellbeing. For neurodivergent people in general, the human ecosystem has grown to be a place that is actively hostile. Our existence within the ecosystem feels like one that is constantly under threat.
This was something that has stayed woth me since I had the thought last year;
How do we conserve our space in an ecosystem that feels like it is rejecting us?
That is why I started NeuroHub Community. A place in the Ecosystem that is made by and for us. A place where we can exist without the constant hostility and existential threat.
Our online community runs via the Heartbeat app, and is also accessible via Web browser. It is an imperfect design, but contains something truly special; a place where neurodivergent people engage in collaborative community building, mutual peer support, and interest-led learning.
I also wanted the community to be as accessible as possible from a financial standpoint. While we have to raise funds in order to maintain the community, the majority of it's content is free.
We currently have the following available for members of the community:
A text based chat space, where people can connect and chat (free)
A body doubling channel where people can share links for things like zoom, or use the video channel to body double immediately on the platform (free)
Three community-connection groups sessions a week (2 for free, 1 for paid access)
1 structured peer-support session a week (paid)
Fortnightly reading group (free)
Access to online events/live pidcast recordings (paid)
Access to courses, webinars, resources, and ebooks (some free, some paid)
If you would like to join us and be part of this growing community, you can do so by clicking the links below. Once you sign up, you Will also be invited to download the Heartbeat app on your smartphone; this is the primary way of accessing the community on your phone.
Paid memberships start at £10 a month, and those whom have paid for a membership feedback that they are really happy they did so.
Here is the link to join:
https://connect.neurohubcommunity.org
I hope to see you there!
David