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Closing The Love Gap
Affirming pathways to friendship, belonging, romance, and relational confidence for neurodivergent people and their families.
PATHWAYS TO BELONGING
Programs built with you, not for you.
Programs built with you, not for you.
Every program is co-designed with neurodivergent voices at the center.
No pressure to perform neurotypicality — just real connection.
Day Ones Friendship
Day Ones Friendship
Day Ones Friendship is a small-group after-school program that teaches students in grades 6–12 practical relationship skills like active listening, conflict resolution, and setting boundaries. Each session combines direct instruction with hands-on practice so youth can learn how to build true, lasting friendships.
Speed Friending Events
Speed Friending Events
Making friends shouldn't be left to chance, especially for neurodivergent kids who often struggle with unstructured social environments. Our Speed Friending Events remove the anxiety by providing a structured, supportive space where connections can happen naturally.
Standing in Our Names
Standing in Our Names
Standing in Our Names is a nine-month transformational curriculum designed as a single, continuous journey of healing. It begins with three months of preparation, deepens during 14 days in West Africa, and concludes with six months of carrying that vital work back home into participants' lives and communities.
OUR FOUNDATION
Built on unwavering values.
Built on unwavering values.
Nothing About Us Without Us
Nothing About Us Without Us
Neurodivergent people lead, design, and shape every program and technology we build.
Radical
Belonging
Radical
Belonging
Everyone deserves friendship, love, and community — not as a reward for masking, but as a birthright.
Self-Acceptance
Over Performance
Self-Acceptance
Over Performance
We reject the pressure to perform neurotypicality. Your authentic self is who we celebrate.
Relational
Confidence
Relational
Confidence
Building the skills and spaces to form deep, meaningful connections — at your own pace, your own way.
OUR MISSION
The 1ness Project closes the love gap for neurodivergent people and their families by building affirming pathways to friendship, belonging, romance, self-acceptance, and relational confidence. We do this through community-based connection programs, co-designed technology, family and sibling support, and leadership experiences that help people stand fully in who they are without being pressured to perform neurotypicality.
CONSULTING | RESEARCH | ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP
Shaping Inclusive Tech Through Collaborative Expertise
Shaping Inclusive Tech Through Collaborative Expertise
The Co-Design Lab bridges industry and academia, translating neurodivergent insights into rigorous research and actionable technology solutions. We don't just evaluate existing products—we provide the strategic consulting and co-design frameworks necessary to build inclusive tools from the ground up.
Evidence-Based Consulting
We partner with organizations to integrate neurodivergent-led methodologies into your product development lifecycle, ensuring compliance, accessibility, and genuine user alignment.
Academic & Action Research
We collaborate with universities and research institutions to study human-computer interaction, cognitive accessibility, and adaptive design, driving peer-reviewed innovation.
Translational Frameworks
Our partnerships turn theoretical research into practical digital solutions, creating interfaces that respect sensory needs, communication preferences, and diverse processing styles.
5000+
LIVES TOUCHED
120+
PROGRAMS DELIVERED
93%
FEEL MORE CONNECTED
100%
CO-DESIGNED
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