Neurodiversity Discussion: Loss and Grieving

A neurodiversity discussion held every other Monday at 6:30pm Pacific / 9:30pm Eastern over Zoom with The Neurodiverse Community

(Password for this discussion group can be found bellow)

OPTIONAL topic for this week:

** Loss and Grieving: ** Neurodivergent people often process grief and loss in different ways than neurotypical individuals. Sometimes delayed by minutes, hours, days, or even decades, grief in neurodiversity can be an extremely confusing, disorienting, and frightening process. One thing that is universal when going through a loss, traveling along that road with others is necessary for us to be able to process what has happened.

All topics are welcome and attendees are never required to share about the OPTIONAL topic. If this is your first time joining us, please arrive before 6:45pm PDT / 9:45pm EDT.

COST: Free with a suggested donation of $5 for the community. Please consider making a small donation via Paypal (athomeinnd@gmail.com) after the event if you enjoyed the discussion and camaraderie - Every donation helps to support ourselves and others by sharing the cost of hosting a community that fosters authentic connection and mutual support for all who identify as neurodivergent. Thank you for your generosity and your positive presence in the community!

Password: inclusion

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Feeling at Home in Neurodiversity is a peer discussion group and supportive community centered on the challenges, hardships, wins, losses, and the intersecting identities of neurodivergence. We live in systems that aren't designed for neurodivergent needs. We're often mislabeled, misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and left feeling like we were born on the wrong planet.

FHN is mutual support and stimulating conversation about daily life, relationships, science & research, passionate interests, traumatic experiences, and more. Connecting with other community-minded ND people who understand these kinds of experiences can feel like coming home for the first time. We strive to make this a safe, open and judgment-free space where all neurotypes, identities and diagnoses (including self-diagnosis) are welcomed and embraced.

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Check out our other weekly and biweekly events - Crafting & Art Club on Fridays and Movie Night on alternating Tuesdays with FHN. You can also join our Discord chat server to connect with community members any day of the week. Discord invite links are shared in a welcome message here on Meetup when you join but feel free to ask a host for a link if needed.

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Important Information about FHN:

• Members are welcome to join the meeting anonymously and leave cameras turned off AFTER introducing yourself to the group or a host in private with camera on at the beginning of your first meeting.
• Recording audio, video or taking screenshots during any part of this meeting is strictly prohibited. Members are able to take notes about talking points but please do not record the names of other members. Please be sure to respect the privacy and anonymity of all members at all times.
• Always make sure you are in a safe and private place and avoiding distractions when attending *Please avoid doing anything that could be distracting for other members. It's always okay to turn your camera off if moving around, eating, etc.
• This meeting utilizes screen sharing where you will be able to see material presented by hosts or community members. Connecting from a PC/Mac will offer you a better experience.
• In order to preserve the privacy and safety of all community members, we do not accept sponsorships or advertisements. We believe in full transparency - a list of all community expenses and donations received is available anytime upon request. Thank you for your contributions to this great community!

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CONTACT:

Community members, event attendees, guests and the public are welcome to contact us anytime through the Meetup app, our Discord chat server, or via email: athomeinnd@gmail.com.