A Safe, Supportive Community Built for Neurodivergent Young People

You want your child to feel confident, make genuine friends, and know they're not alone. The Uncommon Community is an online space where neurodivergent young people belong exactly as they are - no masking, no pressure, no judgment.

At Uncommon, each week, your child can connect with peers who truly understand, get to know neurodivergent role models, and access resources built specifically for how their brain works. All led by neurodivergent facilitators who get it because they've lived it.

What it's all about?

Regular Gaming & Social Clubs

Our social & gaming clubs are the heart of our Uncommon community. Whether young people join once a week or every day - we're here to support them as they grow in confidence, learn new skills and build friendships.

All of our offerings are chosen by our young people - so if they request it, we'll try our hardest to make it happen!

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Weekly Gamers Club

All of our club members - including our creative, social and gaming clubs - receive access to a weekly Gamers Club.

This is an opportunity to connect with peers through shared interests in a safe, moderated environment. Friendships form naturally when they're doing something they actually enjoy. Our facilitators create the structure that makes this possible.

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Online Community

Run on Circle, we have a moderated space designed with our young people in mind. questions, monthly creative challenges, chat channels by interest (anime, D&D, art, etc.), and spaces to share creations.

Your child can participate when they have energy, skip when they don't. Low-pressure connection.

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Community Role Model Talks

Successful neurodivergent young adults share authentic stories about navigating school, university, and life.

Your child hears directly from people who've been in their shoes - navigating exams while ADHD, managing anxiety, or finding their strengths. These conversations help them envision a positive future.

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Helpful Resources

How DnD builds belonging for neurodivergent young people

Our Dungeons and Dragons club is one of the most popular groups at Uncommon. It fills quickly, young people ask to stay longer, and many return week after week. This is perhaps not obvious to all, but DnD does not automatically support neurodivergent children and teens - in many settings, it can be overwhelming, exclusionary, or quietly hostile. Long sessions without breaks, unclear expectations, social hierarchies at the table, and pressure to perform “correctly” can all ma

Navigating the high-school friendship rollercoaster 🎢

We can’t all be social butterflies. Some of us, the 🐛social caterpillars🐛 of this world, just need more time and more support to help us make friends. The first years of high school can be a rollercoaster for any kid. But for our autistic or ADHD kids who are more caterpillar than butterfly, it can be extra intense. If that’s your child's journey, here are 5 top tips on ways you can practically support them as they seek out and start to build new friendships in high school.

The Impacts of Negative Neurodivergent Misconceptions

There are a lot of stereotypes and misconceptions about neurodivergent people and our social abilities and needs. Particularly autistic people. These misconceptions can include that neurodivergent people do not care to have relationships, that is not something that is important to them. That they are not interested in other people. There are mainstream discussions that accuse particularly autistic people of being socially deficit in some way, that they are not capable of bein