Looking for resources and community that worked for them, a group of young, neurodivergent people came together to create a co-op – and a platform – that would help others like themselves.
The group formed the Neurodivergent Futures Cooperative, which created ND Connect – an online platform that helps users to find “mentors, friends, and an authentic, supportive community that understands you and wants to help you thrive”.
ND Connect partners with post-secondary institutions to give users access to mentorship and improve graduate outcomes for neurodivergent students. With their app, users can find meaningful professional and personal connections and access a Slack community, as well as resources, weekly hangouts, and events.
“Being a co-op gives us a competitive advantage,” said a co-op representative. “We know that neurodivergent people have a long history of not having their voices listened to by organizations meant to serve them. We wanted to make sure that this never happens here by choosing the organizational structure that best embodies economic justice, community empowerment, and ‘nothing about us without us’”.
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