Neurodiversity Coalition of America

The Neurodiversity Coalition of America (NCA) is a neurodivergent-led national coalition and a partner organization to Fish in a Tree: Center for Neurodiversity Education, Advocacy, and Activism. Chaired by Bridgette Hamstead, the originator and architect of the Neurodiversity Justice Framework, the NCA is governed by autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, dyslexic, and otherwise neurodivergent professionals who bring lived experience and systemic expertise to the work of building national neurodiversity justice infrastructure.

The NCA brings together leaders, organizations, and advocates across the United States to unite siloed efforts, set the annual U.S. Neurodiversity Justice Agenda, and coordinate advocacy campaigns spanning education, healthcare, housing, employment, institutionalization, aging, and beyond. Grounded in the Neurodiversity Justice Framework, the Coalition moves the neurodiversity movement beyond awareness and into coordinated, justice-centered systems change.

At the heart of the NCA's annual work is the NeuroJustice Summit, a convening that brings together neurodivergent leaders, advocates, researchers, and organizers from across the country to set the U.S. Neurodiversity Justice Agenda, disseminate the latest thinking and developments in neurodiversity justice, and tackle the most pressing issues facing neurodivergent communities through dedicated working groups. Each Summit working group focuses on a specific domain, including education, healthcare, housing, employment, institutionalization, and aging, producing actionable frameworks and recommendations that drive the NCA's advocacy work throughout the year. The NeuroJustice Summit 2026 is actively in planning for fall 2026.

The NCA amplifies neurodivergent leadership, establishes accountability structures for the growing neurodiversity field, and creates a unified national platform for the movement. Its work reflects a core principle of the Neurodiversity Justice Framework: that neurodivergent people are not simply stakeholders in systems that affect them, but the rightful architects of the solutions.