SOCIAL CONNECTIONS SUMMIT 2026 Virtual · Sept 23–24 · For neurodivergent professionals
Theme: Neurodivergence Plus
Beyond labels: practical skills to work with your brain, not against it.
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS SUMMIT 2026
September 23 & 24 | 10am - 2pm CT | Virtual
Two days exploring identity, biology, and culture, for late-identified neurodivergent professionals ready to move from why to what's next.
"Not a single disappointing session in the entire two days."
— Neurodivergent professional, 2025 Summit Attendee
Late-identified AuDHDer · Founder & host
Why this exists
I'm Coach Lee, a late-identified AuDHDer and trans man. For a long time, I didn't know how much my identities were shaping my experience.
In transgender spaces I expected to belong but left feeling misunderstood. In Black spaces I kept breaking unspoken rules I didn't know existed. And autism? I never considered it, because nobody who looked like me was ever part of that conversation.
Perhaps you can relate.
Maybe your version looks different. Maybe it's energy that disappears for reasons no one can name, or pain and fatigue that keep getting waved off. Maybe it's the days the motivation and focus just aren't there and you call yourself lazy for it. Maybe you grew up somewhere that had no language for any of this, so you just learned to push through.
Whatever the mix, it's rarely just about being neurodivergent. It's about how your brain meets your body, your identity, and the world you move through.
That's why we built this summit. Because when you finally see how the pieces fit, the problem stops being you.
Coach Lee Hopkins
(He/him)
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Sponsors
Thank you to the people and organizations who make this conversation possible.
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Squirrel Space is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing ND'ers with community events, neuro-affirming coaching and mental health services, and corporate training on inclusive, neuro-affirming safe workplaces.
The Neurodiversity Collective (or NDC) is a full-service neurodivergent-centered virtual mental health practice; our clients seek to both understand their neurodivergence and learn how to use it effectively in the real world.
Patterns of Possibility coaches introverted and neurodivergent professionals on authentic connection, boundaries, and conscious conversation at work and in life.
Spicy Brains helps people who want to get things done without following neurotypical norms, offering coaching, programs, and resources for distraction, procrastination, decision-making, and more.
A consulting firm partnering with nonprofits, public agencies, and companies on strategy, organizational design, leadership development, change, and performance improvement.
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Peer guide for neurodiverse women navigating unmasking and life recalibration after late diagnosis or self-identification—nervous system and hormone health focus.
Dr. Jennie Byrne, an adult psychiatrist and neuroscientist with 20+ years in mental healthcare innovation, now offers concierge mental healthcare with a fresh, systems-level approach.
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