A Day of Joy and Connection: Color the Coast 2026 What an incredible day at Fort Stevens State Park! Yesterday, April 11th, we gathered for the Color the Coast for Autism 5K Fun Run, and the energy was absolutely electric. Beyond the bright colors and the fresh coastal air, it was a landmark day forContinue reading “Color the Coast 2026”
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Who Gets to Be “Neurodivergent”? Why the Answer Matters for Housing
The word “neurodivergent” is having a cultural moment. Elon Musk invokes it to describe his autism. Nicki Minaj recently used it on social media to align herself with Musk’s vision of neurodivergent people as a vanguard of intellectual and economic power. Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, declared that “the future is neurodivergent.” These are notContinue reading “Who Gets to Be “Neurodivergent”? Why the Answer Matters for Housing”
When Enforcement Fails: The Case for Neurodivergent-Centered Housing
Criminalizing homelessness does not make communities safer. It makes vulnerable people harder to reach, harder to house, and less likely to survive. NeuroHomes was built on a different premise. NeuroHomes Communities – March 2026 – Advocacy & Research “Public safety reform should not be defined by how many arrests are made, but by how manyContinue reading “When Enforcement Fails: The Case for Neurodivergent-Centered Housing”
The Housing Crisis Neurodivergent Families Can No Longer Afford to Ignore
A story from Louisville illuminates what NeuroHomes is building toward in the rural Pacific Northwest, and why proximity to community is not a luxury. Mariam Applegate cried when she pulled into the parking lot. She wasn’t overwhelmed by grief, though grief would have been understandable. Her daughter Reese is in Kansas. Her teenage child livesContinue reading “The Housing Crisis Neurodivergent Families Can No Longer Afford to Ignore”
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