Autistic Community Summit
November 7, 2026
Registration now open!
Find your community – and your voice in it.
Created and led by autistic people, the Autistic Community Summit is a day built for us—by us. This gathering offers a safe space to share experiences, build connections, and explore topics important to the autistic community. The event features speakers, workshops, and opportunities to celebrate and empower autistic voices.
Event Details:
📅 When: November 7, 2026 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
📍 Where: Inver Hills Community College or Online
🏡 Address: 2500 80th St E, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
November 7, 2026
Join us in person at Inver Hills College or online via Zoom. This gathering is a chance to connect with others who understand, share your experiences, and explore new ways to thrive.
Featuring the following presentations:
- Start Seeing the Spectrum in Full Color – Presented by Sami Jama
- Storytelling & Self-Advocacy with Cow Tipping Press – Presented by Maeve McDevitt & Natalie Martell
- Autistic Matrescence: Being Pregnant, Giving Birth, & Parenting in Systems Not Made for Us – Presented by Courtney Sailer
- Pancakes, Pizza, and Processed Foods: Lived Experience and Professional Perspective on ARFID – Presented by Sam Stein
- MNprov Live!- An Unscripted Performance from Minnesota’s First Neurodivergent Improv Team – Presented by MNpro
- Inside The Autism Mentorshop Program – Presented by Emily Goldberg, AJ Hokland, and Daren Howard
- Focus on Executive Function (title forthcoming) – Presented by Kendrick Hogue, MA, LPCC
Schedule will be released soon.
$40 per person.
Scholarships are available – reach out to events@ausm.org for more information.
Sponsor the Autistic Community Summit
Show that you support this close-knit community by taking part as a resource and sponsor. You’ll get face to face time with 100+ community members.
Thank you, 2026 Sponsors!
Platinum
