Autistic Community Summit
November 7, 2026
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
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.
$40 per person.
Scholarships are available – reach out to events@ausm.org for more information.
Schedule
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Registration and Resource Fair Open
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
MNprov Live! - An Unscripted Performance from Minnesota’s First Neurodivergent Improv Team
Presented by MNprov
Inside the Autism Mentorship Program
Presented by Emily Goldberg, AJ Hokland, and Daren Howard, with Jayanna Davis and Adriana Aldridge
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Start Seeing the Spectrum in Full Color
Presented by Sami Jama
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Lunch and Resource Fair
Bring your own lunch or pre-order when you register.
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Storytelling & Self-Advocacy with Cow Tipping Press
Presented by Maeve McDevitt & Natalie Martell
Autistic Matrescence: Rewriting the Stories We Tell Ourselves about Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenthood
Presented by Courtney Sailer
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Pancakes, Pizza, and Processed Foods: Lived Experience and Professional Perspective on ARFID
Presented by Sam Stein
Navigating Executive Functioning with Neurodivergence
Presented by Kendrick Hogue, MA, LPCC
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Social Time with MNeurodivergent
Schedule at a Glance
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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!
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