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Support iscloser thanyou think.

Find local support, welcoming events, practical resources, and people who understand neurodivergent life in Northwest Arkansas.

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Free gatherings across Northwest Arkansas. Come for twenty minutes or stay the whole time — everything is optional, and you can take a break whenever you need one.

What do you need today?

Pick whichever one matches the day you're having. There's no wrong door.

You aren't the only one figuring this out.

Across Northwest Arkansas, people keep finding each other here — at gatherings, through the directory, in the guides, and by volunteering. However you got here, there are others a little further along who were glad to share what they learned.

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More than 1,200 friends connected

Friends connected

Neurodivergent people, families, volunteers, providers, and local partners who have found each other through Inclusive Connections.

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Neighbours who set up the room, staff the welcome table, and keep the quiet space calm.
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Quarterly community gatherings
Free to attend, with the sensory and accessibility details published before you decide.
Northwest Arkansas
Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, Lowell, and everywhere in between.

This is what agathering looks like.

These are real moments from Inclusive Connections gatherings right here in Northwest Arkansas — the families, volunteers, and neighbours who showed up.

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  • A group of families gathered around a rainbow parachute on the grass.
  • Children and adults making giant soap bubbles together at an outdoor activity station.
  • Children playing with activity toys on the grass at a community event.
  • Families spending time together near the playground at a community event.
  • An adult kneels beside a small child as soap bubbles float around them on the grass.
  • An adult guides a child around a marked activity course on the grass.
  • Volunteers preparing activity supplies on a table at a community event.
  • A child runs across the grass at an outdoor community event.

Guides andlocal answers.

Practical guides and local information about evaluations, school, sensory needs, AAC, services, insurance, and everyday life in Northwest Arkansas.

The library is still growing. New guides are being written now.

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Find support that fits what you're looking for.

Search providers around Northwest Arkansas by service, city, ages served, payment and insurance, current availability, sensory supports, and AAC — the things that actually decide whether someone is worth calling.

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Help make more of thispossible in NWA.

Coming to a gathering, using the directory, and reading the guides is free, and local partners are a big part of why it can stay that way.

Partner support goes into the ordinary, practical costs of running gatherings and keeping the site useful.

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Inclusive Connections is an Arkansas LLC. Free for the community, supported by local partners.

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We'll tell you when somethingworth knowing is coming up.

Upcoming gatherings, new local resources, and useful things we've found around Northwest Arkansas.