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There is a significant lack of services and resources available for all adult Neurodiverse populations as soon as they age out of schooling. Our mission is to provide both low income housing and on site services for adults, couples and families who are capable of independent living but who struggle with regular employment due to their mental health, or whose mental health is worsened when employed. We are located two hours from Seattle, an hour from Vancouver, Washington and an hour and a half from Portland, Oregon and there will be many employment opportunities and Community, State College and University level continued education available in the immediate area within commuting distance. We will house residents beginning in Washington state, and then expanding across the country in interdependent homesteads which utilize subsistence agriculture. Our Homestead program is run and operated by our volunteers and employees, and is entirely optional for residents, who will have their own land as part of their home that they can cultivate as they choose, for greater self sufficiency while gaining hands on life skills.

We provide low income housing including individual garden plots to be maintained as residents choose. A community lending library in a common shared living area will provide books, videos, and games. Various seasonal community building activities will be held throughout the year.

We will also host several retreats each year for Neurodiverse adults who are in need of experiencing belonging amongst a supportive community of their peers. These will be annual opportunities for community networking and building lasting friendships with others of like minds. The Neurodiverse population includes diagnosis of autism spectrum, obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette’s, ADHD, epilepsy, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and hyperlexia among many others. The definitions for neurodivergency continue to expand along with our knowledge as neuroscience continues to discover more about the brain and how it works.

Supportive Services

We provide residents with social interaction, household activities, skill development, guidance and support in a serene rural and agricultural setting. A therapist will be on site five days a week for individual and group therapy sessions. A live-in residential manager trained in interpersonal communication and human behavior management will also residing be on site and on call.

Skills gained by hands on learning methods include social safety, independence, network building, who and how to trust, organization, time management, interdependence within a community, making and keeping friends, mindfulness, recognizing and coping with stress, identifying and expressing emotions, casual conversations, recognizing and interpreting social cues, dating and relationships, levels and aspects of a friendship, social expectations, active listening skills, conflict resolution, and problem solving. All of these will be achieved through interdependent living, group activities, shared responsibilities and community building exercises. These will result in increased confidence and self esteem, and an overall higher quality of life for all of the neurodivergent residents here at NeuroHomes.