About

The Center for Connection and Neurodiversity is a safe space where we celebrate the differences in each other. The CFCN was founded on six core values: Identity-everyone has the right to live their true selves,  accessibility-everyone has the right to access their meaningful activities or seek the right support to help them access their community, inclusion-everyone has the right to feel a sense of deep belonging not just tolerated, advocacy-we believe that it is our duty to advocate for those whose voice is marginalized or silenced, community and connection-we believe in building a space that is safe and connects others together and with that comes true health and happiness.

Co-directors, Olivia and Amanda found each other at a local school district when they were partnered to develop the occupational therapy program- and the rest was history.  Fast-forward several years and when the opportunity to start a practice of their dreams, it was a no brainer. Together, Amanda and Olivia have forty years working with client’s infant to adulthood. Their decades of experience combined with staying up-to-date on the latest neuroscience from experts across professions and learning from the lived experiences of disabled and neurodiverse people, informs their practice. They firmly support interventions that are relational, based on neuroscience, and informed by the exact population they are serving.