About Us
The Includers Club exists to create welcoming, inclusive community for neurodivergent children and their families — spaces where kids don't have to mask, parents don't have to explain, and everyone belongs as they are.
We believe community should be built around acceptance, flexibility, and shared understanding — not expectations or performance. Neurodivergent children deserve to belong exactly as they are.
Changing the narrative. Creating the community.
Why We’re Here
Many families raising autistic and neurodivergent children struggle to find community spaces that truly feel safe — places where difference is understood, not managed.
The Includers Club was created in response to that gap. We bring families together through thoughtfully designed programs and gatherings that center connection, dignity, and ease. Our goal is not to change children, but to change the experience of community itself.
How The Includers Club Began
The Includers Club was founded by Amy Mishima, a neurodivergent parent raising a neurodivergent family.
Like many families, ours had access to appointments, services, recommendations, and plenty of information. What was harder to find was something different: community.
We wanted places where our children could play, connect, move, communicate, and participate in ways that felt natural to them — without having to prove they could fit into someone else’s expectations.
That search became The Includers Club: a community built around belonging, shared experiences, and families finding their people.
What Guides Us
Our work is shaped by a few core beliefs: that neurodivergent children deserve to be accepted exactly as they are, that community should be accessible and low-pressure, and that parents and caregivers deserve support without judgment. We believe connection matters more than compliance, and that belonging should never have to be earned.
These values shape how our programs are designed, how our community shows up, and how we communicate with families.
What We Offer
The Includers Club offers community-based programs and opportunities that support both children and caregivers — including sensory-friendly playgroups, community gatherings, and spaces for parent connection and peer support. All of our offerings are designed to be welcoming, flexible, and responsive to real families, not rigid expectations.
What We Are
The Includers Club is a community organization. We are not a therapy provider, medical service, or clinical program. We do not offer diagnosis, treatment, or professional counseling. Our role is to foster connection, understanding, and belonging — not to replace the clinical or educational supports families may choose to pursue elsewhere.
Our Vision
The Includers Club began with monthly playgroups — but our long-term vision is bigger.
One day, we hope to create a permanent inclusive community space where neurodivergent children, teens, and their families can gather, connect, play, and simply belong — with sensory and movement spaces, quieter places to regulate, opportunities for teens to connect, and room for parents and caregivers to gather too.
For now, we're building the foundation thoughtfully: strengthening community, learning from families, creating sustainable programs, and growing at a pace that can last.